The little girl who fought the Great Depression Shirley Temple and the 1930s America
Large Print Book |
Large print edition |
Thorndike Press,
Waterville, Maine :
2014.
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welland Main | LP 791.43028092 Templ-K | Large Print - Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
Her image appeared in periodicals and advertisements roughly twenty times daily; she rivaled FDR and Edward VIII as the most photographed person in the world. Her portrait brightened the homes of countless admirers: from a black laborer's cabin in South Carolina to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover's recreation room in Washington, DC. A few years later her smile cheered the secret bedchamber of Anne Frank in Amsterdam. For four consecutive years Shirley Temple was the world's box-office champion, a record never equaled. Amid the deprivation and despair of the Great Depression, Shirley Temple radiated optimism and plucky good cheer that lifted the spirits of millions and shaped their collective character for generations to come. Distinguished cultural historian John F. Kasson shows how the most famous, adored, imitated, and commodified child in the world astonished movie goers, created a new international culture of celebrity, and revolutionized the role of children as consumers. To do so, she worked virtually every day of her childhood, transforming her own family as well as the lives of her fans.--From publisher description.
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Details
- ISBN: 9781410469120 (hardcover) :
- Physical Description: 481 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.large printtext (large print)
- Edition: Large print edition
- Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2014.
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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Temple, Shirley,
1928-2014.
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Motion picture actors and actresses >
United States >
Biography.
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Popular culture >
United States >
History >
20th century.
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Depressions >
1929 >
United States.
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Large type books.
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United States >
Civilization >
1918-1945.
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United States >
Intellectual life >
20th century.
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United States >
History >
1933-1945.
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United States >
History >
1919-1933.
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