Physical Culture History
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Mr. America: The Tragic History of a Bodybuilding Icon
- Terry and Jan Todd Series on Physical Culture and Sports
- By: John D. Fair
- Narrated by: Brian McKiernan
- Length: 19 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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For most of the 20th century, the “Mr. America” image epitomized muscular manhood. From humble beginnings in 1939 at a small gym in Schenectady, New York, the Mr. America Contest became the world’s premier bodybuilding event over the next 30 years. Interviewing nearly one hundred major figures in the physical culture movement (including 25 Mr. Americas) and incorporating copious printed and manuscript sources, John D. Fair has created the definitive study of this iconic phenomenon.
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Mr. America: The Tragic History of a Bodybuilding Icon
- Terry and Jan Todd Series on Physical Culture and Sports
- Narrated by: Brian McKiernan
- Length: 19 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 16-06-20
- Language: English
- For most of the 20th century, the “Mr. America” image epitomized muscular manhood. From humble beginnings in 1939 at a small gym in Schenectady, New York, the Mr. America Contest became the world’s premier bodybuilding event over the next 30 years. Rooted in ancient Greek virtues of health...
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