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OverviewFrom the late 1800s through the first half of the 1900s, pulp magazines--costing a dime and filled with both fiction and nonfiction--were a staple of American life. Though often overlooked by popular culturalists, sports were one of the staples of the pulp scene; such standards as the National Police Gazette and All-Story carried some sports stories, and several publications, such as Sport Story Magazine, were entirely devoted to them. An overview of the pulps is followed by an examination of those devoted to sports: how they came into being, the development of the genre, the popularity of its heroes, and coverage of real-life events. The roles of editors, writers, artists, and publishers are then fully covered. A chapter on Street & Smith, the foremost publisher of sports pulps, follows, while a concluding chapter discusses the reasons for the demise of the pulps in the early 1950s. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John A. DinanPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.390kg ISBN: 9780786404810ISBN 10: 0786404817 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 01 September 1998 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsReviewsrich and entertaining...provides a succinct overview --AB Bookmans Weekly """rich and entertaining...provides a succinct overview""--AB Bookmans Weekly" Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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