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"A vibrant, sweeping analysis of the roots of American self-indulgence"
--"Kirkus Reviews" "This ringing, provocative jeremiad cuts a path through a haze of self-indulgent thought and action in the "me first" society."
--"Publisher's Weekly"

"Wonderful...a delight to read, even exciting...There are few books that inspire real enthusiasm. This is one of them."
--"The Philadelphia Enquirer"

The lives of movie stars are often more closely followed than those of political leaders, sports figures, or sometimes one's own relatives, but even the most avid film buffs might be surprised to learn their favorite actors served in one of this country's sea services and distinguished themselves above and beyond the call of duty. In this book, filled with fascinating and revealing profiles of more than fifty celebrities, many readers will discover for the first time the patriotic contributions and sacrifices actors have made in the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard from World War I to...

Bringing together leading scholars of literature, history, library studies, and communications, Print Culture Histories Beyond the Metropolis rejects the idea that print culture necessarily spreads outwards from capitals and cosmopolitan cities and focuses attention to how the residents of smaller cities, provincial districts, rural settings, and colonial outposts have produced, disseminated, and read print materials.

Too often print media has been represented as an engine of metropolitan modernity. Rather than being the passive recipients of print culture generated in city...