{"product_id":"9781881089421","title":"Charles A. Lindbergh The Power and Peril of Celebrity 1927 - 1941","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCharles A. Lindbergh\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Power and Peril of Celebrity 1927 - 1941\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRandy W. Roberts | David Welky\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ United States \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCharles Lindbergh was the biggest celebrity of the first half of the twentieth century, and the first to be exposed to the full and unrelenting glare of the modern mass media. His name and face were everywhere - on movie screens, on the radio, in books, in magazines, in newspapers - after his transatlantic flight suddenly transformed the quiet and shy young Minnesotan into a national icon. In 1927, Americans hailed their new hero as both an apostle of modernity and a bastion of traditional values. \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003eWhen his baby was kidnapped and killed during the lowest days of the Great Depression, the nation wondered whether it was a sign of its moral shortcomings. As World War II broke out in Europe, Lindbergh became one of the first to use his celebrity to promote a cause. His impassioned speeches against American involvement in the war illuminate the intense debate over intervention in the late 1930s.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing documents culled from a variety of sources, Roberts and Welky explore the significance observers found in Charles Lindbergh at the height of his fame and examine the power and peril of modern celebrity. In doing so, they add depth to our understanding of American interwar culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRandy W. Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at Purdue University and specializes in recent U.S. history, U.S. sports history, and the history of popular culture. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhere the Domino Fell: America and Vietnam\u003c\/i\u003e, Fifth Edition (with James S. Olson, Blackwell, 2006), \u003ci\u003eHollywood’s America: United States History Through Its Films\u003c\/i\u003e, Third Edition (with Steven Mintz, Blackwell, 2001), \u003ci\u003eA Line in the Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory\u003c\/i\u003e (with James S. Olson, 2001), \u003ci\u003eMy Lai: A Brief History with Documents\u003c\/i\u003e (with James S. Olson, 1998), and \u003ci\u003eJohn Wayne American\u003c\/i\u003e (with James S. Olson, 1996). Among his many sport history publications are (with David Welky) \u003ci\u003eOne For The Thumb: The New Steelers Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eThe Rock, the Curse, and the Hub: A Random History of Boston Sports\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), J\u003ci\u003eack Dempsey: The Manassa Mauler\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), \u003ci\u003eThe Steelers Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (with David Welky, 2001), \u003ci\u003eWinning Is the Only Thing: Sports in America since 1945\u003c\/i\u003e (with James Olson, 1989), and \u003ci\u003ePapa Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes\u003c\/i\u003e (1983). \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Welky\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Central Arkansas and specializes in cultural history of the 1920s and 1930s. He is the author of (with Randy Roberts) \u003ci\u003eOne For The Thumb: The New Steelers Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and \u003ci\u003eThe Steelers Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (also with Randy Roberts, 2001).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 July 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781881089421\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311144267916,"sku":"9781881089421","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781881089421.jpg?v=1780234020","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781881089421","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}