LEADER 03017nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910812829503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-49202-3 010 $a9786613587251 010 $a0-520-95236-7 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520952362 035 $a(CKB)2670000000179076 035 $a(EBL)896310 035 $a(OCoLC)792684983 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000642061 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11446433 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000642061 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10646966 035 $a(PQKB)11760069 035 $a(DE-B1597)518693 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520952362 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC896310 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000179076 100 $a20111114d2012 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe thrill makers $ecelebrity, masculinity, and stunt performance /$fJacob Smith 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (283 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-27088-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$tChapter 1. The Adventures of the Bridge Jumper --$tChapter 2. The Adventures of the Human Fly --$tChapter 3. The Adventures of the Lion Tamer --$tChapter 4. The Adventures of the Aeronaut --$tConclusion --$tNotes --$tFurther Reading --$tIndex 330 $aWell before Evel Knievel or Hollywood stuntmen, reality television or the X Games, North America had a long tradition of stunt performance, of men (and some women) who sought media attention and popular fame with public feats of daring. Many of these feats-jumping off bridges, climbing steeples and buildings, swimming incredible distances, or doing tricks with wild animals-had their basis in the manual trades or in older entertainments like the circus. In The Thrill Makers, Jacob Smith shows how turn-of-the-century bridge jumpers, human flies, lion tamers, and stunt pilots first drew crowds to their spectacular displays of death-defying action before becoming a crucial, yet often invisible, component of Hollywood film stardom. Smith explains how these working-class stunt performers helped shape definitions of American manhood, and pioneered a form of modern media celebrity that now occupies an increasingly prominent place in our contemporary popular culture. 606 $aStunt performers$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aDaredevils$zUnited States$xHistory 615 0$aStunt performers$xHistory. 615 0$aDaredevils$xHistory. 676 $a791.4302/8092 700 $aSmith$b Jacob$f1970-$01007260 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812829503321 996 $aThe thrill makers$94190585 997 $aUNINA