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Thomas Doherty is professor of American studies at Brandeis University. His previous Columbia University Press books include Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939 (2013) and Show Trial: Hollywood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist (2018).

Includes the name: Thomas Patrick Doherty

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Maus Now: Selected Writing (2022) — Contribuidor — 38 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1952-06-21
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA

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Little Lindy is Kidnapped provides a well-researched, really interesting angle on the media attention given to the Lindbergh baby with reporters pulling out innovative technology of its day to cover the story as quickly and thoroughly as possible by any means necessary. Full of images and newspaper clippings, Doherty explains how sensational this story became and what went on behind the scenes as reporters scrambled to be the first to provide the most up-to-date information to the captivated public. You can read my full review here: https://laurasbooksandblogs.com/little-lindy-is-kidnapped-review/… (mais)
 
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lsmith335 | Feb 1, 2021 |
I love history & love reading non-fiction, though I don't read as much of it as I'd like to or should. I was interested in this title & got the book to review back in January & started reading it then, but then life got busy & this book got pushed to the back shelf in favor of lighter, faster reads. I was looking through netgalley & saw the title & was reminded of my obligation to read, and picked it up & reread it from the beginning.

Doherty writes about the subject in a fairly lighthearted manner, making this easy to read for those who don't read a lot of non-fiction. Like I said, I love non-fiction but sometimes the language makes it tough for a layperson to read, but this one isn't like that. Admittedly there were some terms I had to look up, such as "hagio-biopic" (still don't know what that means).

Besides the obvious, Doherty gives us inside looks into Hollywood's early history and gossip and the background of Nazi movies (often times in much more detail than I would have liked, but movie buffs will certainly enjoy this). Doherty's other books are also on TV & film, so certainly this is a passion of his. My favorite chapter was on Leni Riefenstahl, who directed two popular Nazi propaganda war films.


I received this book to read and review from netgalley & was not paid for my honest review.
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anastaciaknits | 3 outras críticas | Oct 29, 2016 |
Fascinating look at complex time in the US during the growth of Nazi Germany - a time where there were not a lot of good choices, here or around the world.
 
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Luke_Brown | 3 outras críticas | Sep 10, 2016 |
Doherty offers an extensive study of studio films during the years 1933 to 1939 and explains why virtually none of the studios mentioned Hitler or the horrors of what was happening in Germany. Basically, the companies did not want to lose the German audience in Germany. The only one to stand up and say no to Germany was Warner Brothers. It finally took newsreels such as MovieTone news to get the word out.

A fascinating, in depth if over long study.
 
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susanamper | 3 outras críticas | Sep 21, 2013 |

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Obras
10
Also by
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Membros
435
Popularidade
#56,232
Avaliação
3.8
Críticas
8
ISBN
33

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