Tarzan, Jungle King of Popular Culture
Author:   David Lemmo
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9781476666952


Pages:   236
Publication Date:   10 January 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   David Lemmo
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9781476666952


ISBN 10:   1476666954
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   10 January 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Introduction: A Continuity of Popular Culture  1—“Your son deserted Thursday. Letter will follow.”  2—Edgar’s Improbable Tale  3—Letters Still Come In About “Tarzan”  4—Tarzan Takes on a Pop Cultural Life of His Own  5—Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.  6—The Tarzan Gravy Train  7—Tarzan the Invincible  8—Tarzanmania  9—Tarzan as Folk Hero 10—Edgar’s Epic Adventures 11—“The Greatest Single Fictional Achievement of Our Time” 12—The Burroughs Bibliophiles 13—The Return of Tarzan 14—Ape-Man at the Popular Culture Crossroads of the Future 15—Into the Future Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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If you're looking for a well-researched and well-written history of Edgar Rice Burrough's best-known fictional creation, you needn't look any further. Tarzan fans will devour this book --Booklist; A 'must' for the legions of Burroughs fans, Tarzan, Jungle King of Popular Culture is highly recommended for personal reading lists, as well as community and academic library 20th Century American Literature & Popular Culture collections --Midwest Book Review.


If you're looking for a well-researched and well-written history of Edgar Rice Burrough's best-known fictional creation, you needn't look any further. Tarzan fans will devour this book. -- Booklist Booklist


"""If you're looking for a well-researched and well-written history of Edgar Rice Burrough's best-known fictional creation, you needn't look any further. Tarzan fans will devour this book""--Booklist; ""A 'must' for the legions of Burroughs fans, Tarzan, Jungle King of Popular Culture is highly recommended for personal reading lists, as well as community and academic library 20th Century American Literature & Popular Culture collections""--Midwest Book Review."


if you're looking for a well-researched and well-written history of Edgar Rice Burrough's best-known fictional creation, you needn't look any further. Tarzan fans will devour this book --<i>Booklist</i>.


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David Lemmo is a veteran of three decades in the antiquarian books business. Some of his specialties included Edgar Rice Burroughs, pop culture, and comic books. In 2011, he helped create the North Coast Mangani, a chapter of the Burroughs Bibliophiles. He lives in McKinleyville, California.

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