Invasion of the Mind Snatchers

by Burns, Eric

• ISBN13: 9781439902882
• ISBN10: 1439902887
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-05-28
• Publisher: Temple Univ Pr

Summary

How the baby boomers learned about the world in their most formative years

Author Biography

Eric Burns is a cultural historian and former television journalist. He was named by the Washington Journalism Review as one of the best writers in the history of broadcast journalism. His books include The Spirits of America: A Social History of Alcohol, and The Smoke of the Gods: A Social History of Tobacco (both Temple), which were named the "Best of the Best" by the American Library Association. He is also the author of Broadcast Blues, The Joy of Books, and Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism.

Table of Contents

A Note to Readers	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Medium
Damning the "Theenk"	p. 15
The New American Family	p. 32
The Hula Hoop and the Bomb	p. 52
Invisible Doughnuts and Coonskin Caps	p. 64
"Really Big Shows"	p. 96
The Competition	p. 113
The Messages
The First Senator	p. 135
The Second Senator	p. 151
The Third Senator	p. 165
Advertising for President	p. 189
The Mystic Knights of the Sea	p. 204
"The Technological Equivalent of a Crucifix"	p. 222
Sexless Objects	p. 240
The Constant Parade	p. 259
Serving the Sky Chief	p. 269
The Black Sox of the Airwaves	p. 291
Epilogue: The Man with a Secret	p. 306
Notes	p. 309
Bibliography	p. 323
Acknowledgments	p. 329
Index	p. 330
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