American hunks
the muscular male body in popular culture, 1860-1970
Our rough guess is there are 87,750 words in this book.
At a pace averaging 250 words per minute, this book will take 5 hours and 51 minutes to read. With a half hour per day, this will take 12 days to read.
How long will it take you?
This book will take an estimated to read at a reading speed averaging words per minute. With 30 minutes per day, this will take to read.
Enter your reading speedYou can take one of our WPM reading speed tests to find your reading speed.
Create a free account to track your reading progress, build your reading list, and set reading goals.
Author
Contributions
- Grubisic, Brett Josef - Contributor
Publication
2009 - Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver, British Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
87,750 words, Guess
Page Count
351 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-10155152256X
- ISBN-139781551522562
- Library of Congress Control Number2009482517
- OCLC Control Number317353146
- Better World Books9781551522562
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL25092104M
Classifications
- DDC305.31
- LCCN7626 .C43 2009
- LCCTR681.B57
and 1 more
- LCCN7626 .C53 2009
Description
"American Hunks depicts the muscular American male as documented in popular culture from 1860 to 1970. The book, divided into specific historic eras, includes such personalities as bodybuilder Charles Atlas, pioneer weightlifter Eugen Sandow, and movie stars like Steve "Hercules" Reeves and Johnny Weissmuller, and publications such as the 1920s-era magazine Physical Culture and the 1950s-era comic book Mr. Muscles. It also touches on the use of masculine, homoerotic imagery to sell political and military might, and how companies have used buff, near-naked men to sell products from laundry detergent to sacks of flour since the 1920s."--Jacket.
Subjects
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet for this book.
Be the first to share your thoughts!