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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     More Content       More by this author     Prince, Cathryn J., 1969-     Subjects     Halliburton, Richard, 1900-1939.     Travel writers -- United States -- Biography.     Travelers -- United States -- Biography.     Voyages and travels.     Adventure and adventurers -- United States -- Biography     Daredevils -- United States -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Prince, Cathryn J., 1969-       by title:      American daredevil :...       by call number:      910.4092 H188p     Search the Web     Prince, Cathryn J., 1969-     Halliburton, Richard, 1900-1939.     Travel writers -- United States -- Biography.     Travelers -- United States -- Biography.     Voyages and travels.     Adventure and adventurers -- United States -- Biography     Daredevils -- United States -- Biography.       MARC Display

American daredevil : the extraordinary life of Richard Halliburton, the world's first celebrity travel writer / Cathryn J. Prince. by Prince, Cathryn J., 1969- Chicago Review Press, c2016. Call #: 910.4092 H188p Subjects Halliburton, Richard, 1900-1939.   Travel writers -- United States -- Biography.   Travelers -- United States -- Biography.   Voyages and travels.   Adventure and adventurers -- United States -- Biography   Daredevils -- United States -- Biography. ISBN:  9781613731598 (hc.) Description:  323 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-314) and index. Contents:  Romancing the road -- Feats and marvels -- Following Ulysses -- Glorious Panama -- Hollywood lights -- The flying carpet -- Interview with an assassin -- Hangover house -- A new inspiration -- The sea dragon -- So good-bye again -- No trace. Summary:  "With a polished walking stick and neatly pressed trousers, Richard Halliburton served as an intrepid globetrotting guide for millions of Americans in the 1920s and '30s. Readers waited with bated breath for each new article and book he wrote. During his career, Halliburton climbed the Matterhorn, nearly fell out of his plane while shooting the first aerial photographs of Mount Everest, and became the first person to swim the full length of the Panama Canal. With his matinée idol looks, the Tennessee native was a media darling in an era of optimism and increased social openness. As the Great Depression and looming war pushed America toward social conservatism, Halliburton worked harder to hide his homosexuality, burnishing his image as a masculine trailblazer. No middle ground existed regarding Halliburton - he was either adored or abhorred. Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald called the Princeton graduate a poseur, a symbol of nouveau riche depravity. But most found his daredevil persona irresistible. Halliburton harnessed the media of his day to gain and maintain a widespread following long before our age of the twenty-four-hour news cycle, and thus became the first adventure journalist. And during the darkest hours of the Great Depression, he inspired generations of authors, journalists, and everyday people who dreamed of fame and glory to explore the world"--Provided by publisher. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Sackville Public Library Adult Biography 910.4092 H188p Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Home Delivery - HN Adult Biography 910.4092 H188p Adult books Checked out Sep 20, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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