Tycoons & Locusts: A Regional Look at Hollywood Fiction of the 1930s

by Walter Wells and Associate Professor Walter Wells

Book Overview

The fascination and lure of Hollywood during the Great Depression are explored in this unique and perceptive book. Wells concentrates on eight works: James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice, Horace McCoy's They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, John O'Hara's Hope of Heaven, Nathanael West's Day of the Locust, Budd Schulberg's What Makes Sammy Run?, Raymond Chandler's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809306069
• ISBN13: 9780809306060
• Release Date: October 1973
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.9" x 8.3"