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The Ten-Cent Plague David Hajdu

The Ten-Cent Plague By David Hajdu

The Ten-Cent Plague by David Hajdu


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Summary

In the years between the end of World War II and the mid-1950s, American popular culture was first created in the pulpy, boldly illustrated pages of comic books. But no sooner had comics emerged than they were beaten down by mass bonfires, and congressional hearings. This book describes the rise, fall, and rise again of comics.

The Ten-Cent Plague Summary

The Ten-Cent Plague: Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America, The by David Hajdu

In the years between the end of World War II and the mid-1950s, American popular culture was first created in the pulpy, boldly illustrated pages of comic books. But no sooner had comics emerged than they were beaten down by mass bonfires, congressional hearings, and a McCarthyish panic over their unmonitored and uncensored content. Esteemed critic David Hajdu vividly evokes the rise, fall, and rise again of comics, in this engrossing history.

The Ten-Cent Plague Reviews

* Marvellous... a staggering well-reported account of the men and women who created the comic book, and the backlash of the 1950's that nearly destroyed it....Hajdu's important book dramatizes an early long forgotten skirmish in the culture wars that half a century later, continue to roil. Jennifer Reese, Entertainment Weekly To those who think rock 'n' roll created the postwar generation gap, David Hajdu says: Think again. - Wendy Smith, Chicago Tribune

About David Hajdu

David Hajdu is the author of Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn and Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina and Richard Farina.

Additional information

GOR003106593
9780312428235
0312428235
The Ten-Cent Plague: Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America, The by David Hajdu
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Picador USA
20090203
456
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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