Houdini, Tarzan, and the Perfect Man: The White Male Body and the Challenge of Modernity in America

By John F. Kasson

Book Overview

A remarkable new work from one of our premier historians In his exciting new book, John F. Kasson examines the signs of crisis in American life a century ago, signs that new forces of modernity were... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809088622
• ISBN13: 9780809088621
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Hill & Wang Pub
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.3"