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Thrill Makers

Name: Thrill Makers
Brand: University of California Press
SKU: 04459430
Price: 109.03 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Jacob Smith
ISBN: 9780520270886

Jacob Smith

Language

English

Book Hardback

Libristo code: 04459430

Publishers University of California Press, May 2012

Well before Evel Knievel or Hollywood stuntmen, reality television or the X Games, North America had... Full description

Libristo code: 04459430

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Well before Evel Knievel or Hollywood stuntmen, reality television or the X Games, North America had a long tradition of stunt performance, of men (and some women) who sought media attention and popular fame with public feats of daring. Many of these feats - jumping off bridges, climbing steeples and buildings, swimming incredible distances, or doing tricks with wild animals - had their basis in the manual trades or in older entertainments like the circus. In "The Thrill Makers", Jacob Smith shows how turn-of-the-century bridge jumpers, human flies, lion tamers, and stunt pilots first drew crowds to their spectacular displays of death-defying action before becoming a crucial, yet often invisible, component of Hollywood film stardom. Smith explains how these working-class stunt performers helped shape definitions of American manhood, and pioneered a form of modern media celebrity that now occupies an increasingly prominent place in our contemporary popular culture.