The American popular hero has deeply bipolar origins: Depending on prevailing attitudes about the use or abuse of authority, American heroes may be rooted in the traditions of the Roman conquerors of The Aeneid or of the biblical underdog warriors and prophets.
This book reviews the history of American popular culture and its heroes from the Revolutionary War and pre-Civil War women's literature to the dime novel tales of Jesse James and Buffalo Bill.
Hinge-heroes like The Virginia.
| Origins | Depending on prevailing attitudes about the use or abuse of authority |
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Mcfarland & Company Patterns of american popular heroism: from roman and biblical roots to modern media, paperback/james g. shoopman
