American Angels: Useful Spirits in the Material World

by Peter Gardella

From figurines to bumper stickers, Broadway to prime-time TV, angels have taken over America. Our fascination with angels has become big business but, as Peter Gardella shows, this phenomenon has extended well beyond the commercial world to attract and inspire people from all walks of life for a diverse array of reasons.

Gardella's engaging study is the first to look objectively at the place of angels in American culture. He explores in particular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700615377
• ISBN13: 9780700615377
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"