New Deal cowboy : Gene Autry and public diplomacy / Michael Duchemin.
New Deal cowboy : Gene Autry and public diplomacy / Michael Duchemin.
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Publisher
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2016]
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G 2016/3221
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction: America's Ace Cowboy -- Country-Western Hybrid Music -- Musical-Western Hybrid Film -- New Deal, New West -- The Second New Deal -- The Good Neighbor Policy -- Western Hemisphere Idea -- Youth's Model, 1940 -- Sergeant Gene Autry -- Conclusion: New Deal Cowboy.
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Publisher
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2016]
Place of Publication
Oklahoma
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
"Examines Gene Autry's use of recordings, personal appearances, rodeo, radio, film, and television to create a major entertainment personality and public diplomat. Autry utilized his persona to publicly support Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and foreign policy initiatives leading up to World War II. Duchemin shows the connections between popular cul...
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New Deal cowboy : Gene Autry and public diplomacy / Michael Duchemin.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2016
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G 2016/3221
Record Identifier
74VKVq3mv4Xg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVq3mv4Xg
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ISBN
080615392X hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780806153926 hardcover ; alkaline paper
DDC
791.43028092 B
MMS ID
991024007489302626
