2008 Association of American University Presses Award for Jacket Design The Art of Ill Will is a comprehensive history of American political cartooning, featuring over two hundred illustrations. From
This is an in-depth look at the life and career of James Stuart Blackton (1875-1941), the first great commercial vendor of cinema who grasped that motion pictures were not merely a technical innovatio
For boxing enthusiasts and social historians interested in the effects of sport on urban life in the twentieth century, this biography of legendary trainer Ray Arcel explores the life and work of this
The Art of Ill Will features over two hundred illustrations and tells the story of American political cartoons. From the colonial period to contemporary cartoonists like Pat Oliphant and Jimmy Margui
This is the first biography of Lee J. Cobb, the actor who originated the role of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. This biography follows the actor from his roots in Brooklyn, New Yo
As America lurched into the twentieth century, its national pastime was afflicted with the same moral malaise that was enveloping the rest of the nation. Players regularly bet on games, games were rou
Fans feel they know Jimmy Stewart: the charismatic boy next door filled with righteous conviction, the American ideal. But Jimmy Stewart the image often eclipsed James Stewart the actor and the man.
Donald Capps and John M. Capp's James and Dewey on Belief and Experience juxtaposes the key writings of two philosophical superstars. As fathers of Pragmatism, America's unique contribution to world p
