An edition of The Hardy Boys mysteries, 1927-1979: a cultural and literary history
(2008)
The Hardy Boys mysteries, 1927-1979
a cultural and literary history
by Mark Connelly
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"This book follows the development of the Hardy Boys series through 1979. Includes the writing of Stratemeyer and McFarlane; the Cold War and the disco age; race, class, gender; family values; law and order; and action rather than violence. Appendices provide a bibliography of Hardy Boys books, opening lines from 20 novels, and selected "Hardyisms.""--Provided by publisher.
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Stratemeyer Syndicate, History, Hardy Boys, Literature and society, Children's stories, American, History and criticism, Books and reading, American Detective and mystery stories, Characters, Hardy Boys (Fictitious characters), Children, Children's literature in series, Hardy Boys (fictitious characters)Places
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The Hardy Boys mysteries, 1927-1979: a cultural and literary history
2008, McFarland & Co. Publishers, McFarland & Co.
Hardcover
in English
0786433868 9780786433865
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Table of Contents
Introduction : The Hardy Boys at eighty
Off the assembly line : the fiction factory of Edward Stratemeyer
McFarlane formula : "I opted for quality"
Weird period
Hardy Boys in peace and cold war
Policing the Hardy Boys : the "great purge"
Into the disco age
Race
Class
Hardy girls : gender in the Hardy Boys
Hardy family values
Law and Order
Action, not violence
Bayport, USA
Hardy Boys on stage, on screen, and in parody
Book wars : the series book under fire
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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