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The American way : a true story of Nazi escape, Superman and Marilyn Monroe  Cover Image Book Book

The American way : a true story of Nazi escape, Superman and Marilyn Monroe / Helene Stapinski and Bonnie Siegler.

Stapinski, Helene, (author.). Siegler, Bonnie, (author.).

Summary:

"An exuberant true-life adventure following two very different men - a loveable huckster turned publisher of DC Comics and the man he helped escape from 1930s Berlin - as they cross paths with icons of midcentury pop culture in pursuit of the American dream"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982171667 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Superman (Fictitious character)
Donenfeld, Harry (Comic book publisher)
Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962.
Schulback, Jules.
DC Comics, Inc. > History.
German Americans > Biography.
Immigrants > United States > Biography.
Jews > United States > Biography.
Publishers and publishing > United States > Biography.
Comic books, strips, etc. > Publishing > United States > History > 20th century.
Genre: Biographies.
Personal narratives.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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Lakeshore Branch 741.5973 Sta 31681010309987 NONFIC Available -

Helene Stapinski is the nationally bestselling author of three memoirs: Five-Finger DiscountMurder in Matera, and Baby Plays Around. She writes regularly for The New York Times; her work has also appeared in The Washington Post, New York magazine, Travel & Leisure, and dozens of other publications. She teaches at New York University and lives in Brooklyn.

Bonnie Siegler is the founder and creative director of award-winning, multi-disciplinary graphic design studio Eight and a Half. The author of Dear Client, a guide for people who work with creatives, and Signs of Resistance, a visual history of protest in America, she taught design in the graduate schools of Yale University and the School of Visual Arts for many years. She lives in Connecticut.


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