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Author:

Burns, Eric.

Title:

Invasion of the mind snatchers : television's conquest of America in the fifties / Eric Burns.

Publisher:

Temple University Press,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

viii, 342 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Television broadcasting--Social aspects--United States.
Television broadcasting--United States--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-328) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : Philo T. Farnsworth's discontent -- The medium. Damning the "theenk" -- The new American family -- The hula hoop and the bomb -- Invisible doughnuts and coonskins caps -- "Really big shows" -- The competition -- The messages. The first senator -- The second senator -- The third senator -- Advertising for President -- The mystic knights of the sea -- "The technological equivalent of a crucifix" -- Sexless objects -- The constant parade -- Serving the sky chief -- The Black Sox of the airwaves -- Epilogue : the man with a secret.

ISBN:

1439902887 (hc.)
9781439902882 (hc.)

LCCN:

2009052963

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

KJPF566 -- Fort Madison Public Library (Fort Madison)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)