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Physical Description:160 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. print
Publisher:Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2012.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-158) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The birth of Superman : Kosher delis & distant galaxies -- Kindred spirits & creative forces -- The magic of the mix -- Bootleg shiskey & printer's ink -- Champion of the oppressed. Emerging from the shadows : Orange groves & hooded horses -- The original KIan -- Back from the dead -- A bold new message. Juggernaut : The big blue money machine -- "Mayhem, murder, torture, & abduction" -- On the air -- The secret weapon -- Fighting hate at home. Collision : Operation intolerance -- Return to Stone Mountain -- "Clan of the fiery cross" -- Superman, we applaud you. Afterward--what happened to them?
Summary, etc.:
This book tells a group of intertwining stories that culminate in the historic 1947 collision of the Superman Radio Show and the Ku Klux Klan.
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