Mr. America : how muscular millionaire Bernarr Macfadden transformed the nation through sex, salad, and the ultimate starvation diet
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Published
New York : Harper, c2009.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780060594756 : HRD, 0060594756 : HRD
Physical Desc
viii, 292 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
Status
Adult (4th Floor) - Biography
BIO Macfadden
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BIO Macfadden
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Adult (4th Floor) - Biography | BIO Macfadden | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Bodybuilding -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Health attitudes -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Health reformers -- United States -- Biography.
Macfadden, Bernarr, -- 1868-1955 -- Influence.
Macfadden, Bernarr, -- 1868-1955.
Millionaires -- United States -- Biography.
Periodicals -- Publishing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Physical education and training -- United States -- Biography.
Physical fitness -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Publishers and publishing -- United States -- Biography.
Health attitudes -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Health reformers -- United States -- Biography.
Macfadden, Bernarr, -- 1868-1955 -- Influence.
Macfadden, Bernarr, -- 1868-1955.
Millionaires -- United States -- Biography.
Periodicals -- Publishing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Physical education and training -- United States -- Biography.
Physical fitness -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Publishers and publishing -- United States -- Biography.
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Published
New York : Harper, c2009.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
ISBN
9780060594756 : HRD, 0060594756 : HRD
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-279) and index.
Description
Describes how Bernarr Macfadden overcame personal disadvantages as a tubercular orphan and founded the influential magazine, "Physical Culture," and traces the author's experimentation with some of Macfadden's more extreme diets.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Adams, M. (2009). Mr. America: how muscular millionaire Bernarr Macfadden transformed the nation through sex, salad, and the ultimate starvation diet . Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Adams, Mark. 2009. Mr. America: How Muscular Millionaire Bernarr Macfadden Transformed the Nation Through Sex, Salad, and the Ultimate Starvation Diet. Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Adams, Mark. Mr. America: How Muscular Millionaire Bernarr Macfadden Transformed the Nation Through Sex, Salad, and the Ultimate Starvation Diet Harper, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Adams, Mark. Mr. America: How Muscular Millionaire Bernarr Macfadden Transformed the Nation Through Sex, Salad, and the Ultimate Starvation Diet Harper, 2009.
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