An edition of The Hardy Boys mysteries, 1927-1979: a cultural and literary history (2008)

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An edition of The Hardy Boys mysteries, 1927-1979: a cultural and literary history (2008)

The Hardy Boys mysteries, 1927-1979

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"This book follows the development of the Hardy Boys series through 1979. Includes the writing of Stratemeyer and McFarlane; the Cold War and the disco age; race, class, gender; family values; law and order; and action rather than violence. Appendices provide a bibliography of Hardy Boys books, opening lines from 20 novels, and selected "Hardyisms.""--Provided by publisher.

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McFarland & Co. Publishers, McFarland & Co.
Language
English
Pages
254

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Subjects
Stratemeyer Syndicate, History, Hardy Boys, Literature and society, Children's stories, American, History and criticism, Books and reading, American Detective and mystery stories, Characters, Hardy Boys (Fictitious characters), Children, Children's literature in series, Hardy Boys (fictitious characters)
People
Edward Stratemeyer (1862-1930)
Places
United States
Times
20th century

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Cover of: The Hardy Boys mysteries, 1927-1979
The Hardy Boys mysteries, 1927-1979: a cultural and literary history
2008, McFarland & Co. Publishers, McFarland & Co.
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Jefferson, N.C

Table of Contents

Introduction : The Hardy Boys at eighty
Off the assembly line : the fiction factory of Edward Stratemeyer
McFarlane formula : "I opted for quality"
Weird period
Hardy Boys in peace and cold war
Policing the Hardy Boys : the "great purge"
Into the disco age
Race
Class
Hardy girls : gender in the Hardy Boys
Hardy family values
Law and Order
Action, not violence
Bayport, USA
Hardy Boys on stage, on screen, and in parody
Book wars : the series book under fire

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.50992826
Library of Congress
PS3537.T817 Z595 2008

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
viii, 254 p.
Number of pages
254
Dimensions
24 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16973423M
Internet Archive
hardyboysmysteri0000conn
ISBN 13
9780786433865
LCCN
2008028811
OCLC/WorldCat
233798794
Library Thing
6309917
Goodreads
3872601

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