Book
Dreamers and deceivers : true stories of the heroes and villains who made America
Record details
- ISBN: 147678390X
- ISBN: 9781476783901
- ISBN: 1476783896
- ISBN: 9781476783895
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Physical Description:
xiii, 306 pages ; 24 cm
print - Edition: First Threshold editions/Mercury Radio Arts hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts, 2014.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-306). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Grover Cleveland : the mysterious case of the disappearing president -- "I did not kill Armstrong" : the war of wills in the early days of radio -- Woodrow Wilson : a masterful stroke of deception -- Streets of gold : Charles Ponzi and the American scheme -- He Loved Lucy : the tragic genius of Desi Arnaz, the inventory of the rerun -- The muckraker : how a lost letter revealed Upton Sinclair's deception -- Alan Turing : how the father of the computer saved the world for democracy -- The spy who turned to a pumpkin: Alger Hiss and the liberal establishment that defended a traitor -- The City of Tomorrow : Walt Disney's last and lost dream -- "Make it great, John" : how Steve Jobs and John Lasseter changed history at Pixar. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | "Writers: Jack Henderson, Matt Latimer, Keith Urbahn ; Contributers, Researchers & Editors: Kate Albers, Stephanie Clarke, Victoria Cox, Maggie Crawford, Kevin Smith." |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Heroes United States Villains in popular culture United States United States Biography Heroes United States Heroes Villains in popular culture Heroes United States United States Biography |
Available copies
- 24 of 24 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 24 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Altoona Area Public Library | 305.9 BEC (Text) | 33240005268357 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Blossburg Memorial Library | 305.906 BEC (Text) | 30063001033309 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cambria County Library | 305.9 B393d (Text) | 85131001434050 | CACM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| DuBois Public Library | 305.9 BECK (Text) | 30041001129517 | Adult NonFiction | Available | - |
| Hastings Public Library | 305.9 BEC (Text) | 31814400657216 | HSTM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Hollidaysburg Area Public Library | 305.9 Bec 2014 (Text)
Donated:
In memory of :Harriet Cowher Phillips.Presented by :Frederick C. Phillips, Tyrone.
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10HOL00002963/ | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Huntingdon County Library | NF 305.906 BEC (Text) | 30298100345598 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Juniata County Library | 305.9 BEC (Text) | 39640100446762 | JUNM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Mansfield Free Public Library | 305.9 BEC (Text) | 31417892 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Martin Library | Adults 305.9 BEC Life Times (Text) | 33454005159264 | 2nd Floor | Available | - |
