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Andrew L. Yarrow is vice president and Washington director of Public Agenda and teaches modern U.S. history at American University.

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Disappointing, meandering...and if Look was all about PHOTOGRAPHY (it WAS!) why so few photos?
 
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froxgirl | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Feb 26, 2022 |
This is an important, fascinating, informative book about Look magazine, which from the New Deal to Nixon (1937 to 1971), told the story of America, as seen through the pages of Look magazine, one of the last great mass circulation magazines in the U.S. Lots of interesting tidbits.

Growing up in the 1960's, our family subscribed to Life magazine and I had very little familiarity with Look magazine. But after reading this outstanding book, I'd love to track down some copies of the magazine and see Look for myself, especially as to how it used photography.

I'd highly recommend this book to anyone interested in mid-20th century American history. I don't think you'd be disappointed.

(I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via Net Galley, in exchange for a fair and honest review.)
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lindapanzo | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Dec 15, 2021 |
My new book tells the story of Look magazine, one of the greatest mass-circulation publications in American history, and the very different United States in which it existed. The all-but-forgotten magazine had an extraordinary influence on mid-twentieth-century America, not only by telling powerful, thoughtful stories and printing outstanding photographs but also by helping to create a national conversation around a common set of ideas and ideals. I describe how the magazine covered the United States and the world, telling stories of people and trends, injustices and triumphs, and included essays by prominent Americans such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Gloria Steinem. It did not shy away from exposing the country’s problems, but it always believed that those problems could be solved.

Look, which was published from 1937 to 1971 and had about 35 million readers at its peak, was an astute observer with a distinctive take on one of the greatest eras in U.S. history—from winning World War II and building immense, increasingly inclusive prosperity to celebrating grand achievements and advancing the rights of Black and female citizens. Because the magazine shaped Americans’ beliefs while guiding the country through a period of profound social and cultural change, this is also a story about how a long-gone form of journalism helped make America better and assured readers it could be better still.
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ALYarrow | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Nov 10, 2021 |

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Obres
5
Membres
42
Popularitat
#357,757
Valoració
½ 3.4
Ressenyes
3
ISBN
12