{"product_id":"mr-america-how-muscular-millionaire-bernarr-macfadden-transformed-the-nation-through-sex-salad-and-the-ultimate-starvation-diet-paperback","title":"Mr. America: How Muscular Millionaire Bernarr Macfadden Transformed the Nation Through Sex, Salad, and the Ultimate Starvation Diet - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Adams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A remarkable story. . . . It is to Mark Adams's great credit that, in \u003cem\u003eMr. America, \u003c\/em\u003e he has rescued from obscurity a man whose influence is still felt in this country more than a century after he muscled his way onto the national scene.\" --\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hilarious. . . . Delightful. . . . If Macfadden hadn't existed, we would have had to invent him.\" --Was\u003cem\u003ehington Post \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMr. America\u003c\/em\u003e is the fascinating true story of Bernarr Macfadden, a self-made millionaire and founding father of bodybuilding, alternative medicine, and tabloid culture. Madfadden's impact on popular American culture is everywhere, from yoga to raw food diets to US Weekly, and \u003cem\u003eMr. America\u003c\/em\u003e vividly brings to life this charismatic and intriguing character. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring two feverish decades between the world wars, Bernarr Macfadden did more to educate the world about healthy eating, alternative medicine, regular sexual activity, and exercise than anyone in history. His disciples included Upton Sinclair and Charles Atlas; among his employees were Walter Winchell, Ed Sullivan, and Eleanor Roosevelt. He launched the worst newspaper in U.S. history, founded a whole-grain utopian community in the New Jersey suburbs, trained fascist cadets for Mussolini, and came within a hair's breadth of being elected senator from Florida--running on a physical fitness platform. Yet today few have heard of this larger-than-life entrepreneur who changed American society. In \u003cem\u003eMr. America\u003c\/em\u003e, Mark Adams illuminates Macfadden's captivating, ambitious, and unparalleled life.\u003c\/p\u003e--The Wall Street Journal\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring two feverish decades between the world wars, Bernarr Macfadden did more to educate the world about healthy eating, alternative medicine, regular sexual activity, and exercise than anyone in history. His disciples included Upton Sinclair and Charles Atlas; among his employees were Walter Winchell, Ed Sullivan, and Eleanor Roosevelt. He launched the worst newspaper in U.S. history, founded a whole-grain utopian community in the New Jersey suburbs, trained fascist cadets for Mussolini, and came within a hair's breadth of being elected senator from Florida--running on a physical fitness platform. Yet today few have heard of this larger-than-life entrepreneur who changed American society. In \u003cem\u003eMr. America\u003c\/em\u003e, Mark Adams illuminates Macfadden's captivating, ambitious, and unparalleled life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915268157756,"sku":"9780060594763","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/dzdWL2tPa2gyY0NnOVJQZzdnenVpZz09.webp?v=1774361190","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/mr-america-how-muscular-millionaire-bernarr-macfadden-transformed-the-nation-through-sex-salad-and-the-ultimate-starvation-diet-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}