American Icons: An Encyclopedia of the People, Places, and Things that Have Shaped Our Culture Three Volumes

what Do Madonna, Ray Charles, Mount Rushmore, Suburbia, The Banjo, And The Ford Mustang Have In Common? Whether We Adore, Ignore, Or Deplore Them, They All Influence Our Culture, And Color The Way America Is Perceived By The World. in This A-to-z Collection Of Essays Scholars Explore More Than One Hundred People, Places, And Phenomena As They Seek To Discover What It Means To Be Labeled Icon. From The Alamo To Muhammad Ali, From John Wayne To The Zipper, The American Icons Covered In This Unique Three-volume Set Include Subjects From Culture, Law, Art, Food, Religion, And Science. By Providing Numerous Ways For The Reader To Engage In The Process Of Interpreting These Images And Artifacts, The Work Serves As A Unique Resource For Students Of American History And Culture. Features 100 Illustrations. what Do Madonna, Ray Charles, Mount Rushmore, Suburbia, The Banjo, And The Ford Mustang Have In Common? Whether We Adore, Ignore, Or Deplore Them, They All Influence Our Culture, And Color The Way America Is Perceived By The World. This A-to-z Collection Of Essays Explores More Than One Hundred People, Places, And Phenomena That Have Taken On Iconic Status In American Culture. The Scholars And Writers Whose Thoughts Are Gathered In This Unique Three-volume Set Examine These Icons Through A Diverse Array Of Perspectives And Fields Of Expertise. Ranging From The Alamo To Muhammad Ali, From John Wayne To The Zipper, This Selection Of American Icons Represents Essential Elements Of Our Culture, Including Law, Art, Food, Religion, And Science. Featuring More Than 100 Illustrations, This Work Will Serve As A Unique Resource For Students Of American History And Culture. the Interdisciplinary Scholars In This Work Examine What It Means When Something Is Labeled As An Icon. What Common Features Do The People, Places, And Things We Deem To Be Iconic Share? To Begin With, An Icon Generates Strong Responses In People, It Often Stands For A Group Of Values (john Wayne), It Reflects Forces Of Its Time, It Can Be Reshaped Or Extended By Imitation, And It Often Breaks Down Barriers Between Various Segments Of American Culture, Such As Those That Exist Between White And Black America, Or Between High And Low Art. The Essays Contained In This Set Examine All These Aspects Of American Icons From A Variety Of Perspectives And Through A Lively Range Of Rhetoric Styles. voya popular Culture Is A Fascinating Subject That Has Come Into Its Own In The Past Twenty Years As A Field Of Legitimate Research. This Treasure Trove Of Information Provides An Up-close-and-personal Look At An Eclectic Potpourri Of People, Places, And Things That For Some Reason Have Special Resonance For Americans. Subdivided Into Twenty-four Broad Topic Groupings Covering Art And Architecture; Community And Civic Identity; Home And Family; Leisure, Travel, And Pilgrimage; Masculinity; And Social Class, Sophistication, And Style, The Entries Are Written To Appeal Equally To Students, Scholars, And Casual Readers. Each Essay Explores The Origins And Changes, Influences, And Meaning Of A Particular Icon, Defined By The Editors As Something That Stands For A Group Of Related Things And Values (e.g., John Wayne), That Generates A Strong Response (e.g., Marilyn Monroe), That Has Roots In History (e.g., The Lorraine Motel), And That Can Be Reshaped Within Its Own Image (e.g., Train Travel). Icons That Are Included Range From The Ridiculous (mad Magazine) To The Sublime (mount Rushmore) With Stops All Along The Way. Curious About Crayola Crayons? Batty About Barbie? Nuts For Nascar? Each Of These Topics, Along With Literally Hundreds More, Has Its Own Entry That Includes Suggestions For Further Reading. Taken As A Whole, The Set Provides A Wealth Of Themes, Suggestions Of Possible Patterns Among Them, And How Cultural Icons Are Influenced By, And In Turn Influence, Different Generations. v. 1. Alamo / Richard R. Flores Muhammad Ali / J. Peter Williams Amish / David L. Weaver-Zercher Antiperspirant / Jimmy Dean Smith Art fair / Mary Carothers and Sharon Scott Fred Astaire / Michael Dunne Lucille Ball / Rhonda Wilcox Banjo / Jack Ashworth Barbie / Dawn Heinecken Bear / Richard Sanzenbacher Beats / Jason R. Kirby Betty Crocker / Pauline Adema Bomb / Margot A. Henriksen Daniel Boone / Richard Taylor Boy Scout knife / R.H. Miller Capitol / Karelisa V. Hartigan Johnny Carson / Don Cusic Cell phone / John P. Ferré Ray Charles / Reginald Martin Julia Child / Sara Lewis Dunne Computer chip / Michael Bertz Coney Island / Judith A. Adams-Volpe Couch / Dennis Hall Courtroom trial / David Ray Papke Joan Crawford / Claude J. Smith Crayola Crayon / Elizabeth Armstrong Hall George Armstrong Custer / Michael C.C. Adams James Dean / Geoffrey Weiss Dinosaur / Mark A. Wilson Dollar bill / Heinz Tschachler Bob Dylan / Edward P. Comentale Albert Einstein / Anthony O'Keefe Emergency room / Robert Wolosin Flea market / Michael Prokopow Ford Mustang / Susan Grove Hall Gettysburg / Randal Allred GI / Michael Smith Golden Gate Bridge / Kenneth M. Sanderson and Laura Kennedy Billy Graham / David Fillingim Grateful Dead / Nicholas Meriwether. v. 2. Guardian angel / Scott Vander Ploeg Gun / Michael C.C. Adams Halloween costume / Sylvia Grider Hard-boiled detective / Brendan Riley Harley-Davidson motorcycle / Wendy Moon Ernest Hemingway / R.H. Miller Jimi Hendrix / Joy Haenlein Audrey Hepburn / Lucy Rollin Hershey bar / Dennis Hall Hollywood / Thomas B. Byers Horse / Barrett Shaw Indian scout / Tom Holm Martin Luther King, Jr. / Ricky L. Jones Evel Knievel / Randy D. McBee Kodak camera / Richard N. Masteller Las Vegas / Lawrence E. Mintz Rush Limbaugh / Thomas A. Greenfield Charles A. Lindbergh / Roger B. Rollin List / Dennis Hall Log cabin / William J. Badley with Linda Badley Lorraine Motel / Thomas S. Bremer Jessica Lynch / Anna Froula Loretta Lynn / Don Cusic MAD magazine / Charles Hatfield Madonna / Diane Pecknold McDonalds / Betsy Beaulieu Mexican-American border / Susana Perea-Fox and Iván Figueroa Miami / Gary Harmon Mickey Mouse / M. Thomas Inge Miss Manners / Dennis Hall Marilyn Monroe / Ann C. Hall Mount Rushmore / Susan Grove Hall with Dennis Hall Muppets / Robert Barshay NASCAR's Bristol Motor Speedway / Barbara S. Hugenberg and Lawrence W. Hugenberg Niagara Falls / Patrick McGreevy Jack Nicholson / Thomas A. Van Olmsted Park / Thomas J. Mickey One-room schoolhouse / Ray B. Browne Oscar / Robert Holtzclaw Patchwork quilt / Judith Hatchett Walter Payton / Clyde V. Williams Polyester / Patricia A. Cunningham Poster child / Mary Johnson Elvis Presley / George Plasketes. v. 3. Railroad / Arthur H. Miller Robot / Ira Wells Eleanor Roosevelt / Maurine H. Beasley Rosie the Riveter / Kathleen L. Endres Route 66 / Thomas A. Greenfield Babe Ruth / J. Peter Williams Scrapbook / Patricia Prandini Buckler Tupac Shakur / Mickey Hess Spaceship /Angela Hague Sports bar / William R. Klink Stadium / Sylvester Frazier, Jr. Stonewall / Thomas Piontek Suburbia / Philip C. Dolce Superman / P. Andrew Miller Tara / Diane Calhoun-French Tattoo / Karen Aubrey Henry David Thoreau / Daniel S. Kerr Tractor / Robert T. Rhode Tupperware / Judith Hatchett Underground Railroad / J. Blaine Hudson Viagra / Bennett Kravitz Video game / Ken S. McAllister and Judd Ethan Ruggill Vietnam Veterans Memorial / Linda Marie Small Wal-Mart / Richard Daniels John Wayne / David Magill Whistler's mother / Elaine A. King Oprah Winfrey / R. Mark Hall Witch / Linda Badley Tiger Woods / Michael K. Schoenecke Wright brothers / Roger B. Rollin Zipper / Robert Friedel. What do Madonna, Ray Charles, Mount Rushmore, suburbia, the banjo, and the Ford Mustang have in common? Whether we adore, ignore, or deplore them, they all influence our culture, and color the way America is perceived by the world. In this A-to-Z collection of essays scholars explore more than one hundred people, places, and phenomena as they seek to discover what it means to be labeled icon. From the Alamo to Muhammad Ali, from John Wayne to the zipper, the American icons covered in this unique three-volume set include subjects from culture, law, art, food, religion, and science. By providing numerous ways for the reader to engage in the process of interpreting these images and artifacts, the work serves as a unique resource for students of American history and culture. Features 100 illustrations. What do Madonna, Ray Charles, Mount Rushmore, suburbia, the banjo, and the Ford Mustang have in common? Whether we adore, ignore, or deplore them, they all influence our culture, and color the way America is perceived by the world. This A-to-Z collection of essays explores more than one hundred people, places, and phenomena that have taken on iconic status in American culture. The scholars and writers whose thoughts are gathered in this unique three-volume set examine these icons through a diverse array of perspectives and fields of expertise. Ranging from the Alamo to Muhammad Ali, from John Wayne to the zipper, this selection of American icons represents essential elements of our culture, including law, art, food, religion, and science. Featuring more than 100 illustrations, this work will serve as a unique resource for students of American history and culture. The interdisciplinary scholars in this work examine what it means when something is labeled as an icon. What common features do the people, places, and things we deem to be iconic share? To begin with, an icon generates strong responses in people, it often stands for a group of values (John Wayne), it reflects forces of its time, it can be reshaped or extended by imitation, and it often breaks down barriers between various segments of American culture, such as those that exist between white and black America, or between high and low art. The essays contained in this set examine all these aspects of American icons from a variety of perspectives and through a lively range of rhetoric styles. From the Publisher: What do Madonna, Ray Charles, Mount Rushmore, suburbia, the banjo, and the Ford Mustang have in common? Whether we adore, ignore, or deplore them, they all influence our culture, and color the way America is perceived by the world. This A-to-Z collection of essays explores more than one hundred people, places, and phenomena that have taken on iconic status in American culture. The scholars and writers whose thoughts are gathered in this unique three-volume set examine these icons through a diverse array of perspectives and fields of expertise. Ranging from the Alamo to Muhammad Ali, from John Wayne to the zipper, this selection of American icons represents essential elements of our culture, including law, art, food, religion, and science. Featuring more than 100 illustrations, this work will serve as a unique resource for students of American history and culture. The interdisciplinary scholars in this work examine what it means when something is labeled as an "icon." What common features do the people, places, and things we deem to be iconic share? To begin with, an icon generates strong responses in people, it often stands for a group of values (John Wayne), it reflects forces of its time, it can be reshaped or extended by imitation, and it often breaks down barriers between various segments of American culture, such as those that exist between white and black America, or between high and low art. The essays contained in this set examine all these aspects of American icons from a variety of perspectives and through a lively range of rhetoric styles. Among the icons examined here are: The Alamo, Barbie, Ray Charles, James Dean, Ford Mustang, Jimi Hendrix, Las Vegas, Madonna, McDonald's, Peanuts, Route 66, Superman, Viagra, Wal-Mart, and Oprah Winfrey