Mr. America
Mr. America For most of the twentieth century, the "Mr. From humble beginnings in 1939 at a small gym in Schenectady, New York, the Mr. America" image epitomized muscular manhood. Rooted in ancient…
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Mr. America
For most of the twentieth century, the "Mr. From humble beginnings in 1939 at a small gym in Schenectady, New York, the Mr. America" image epitomized muscular manhood.
Rooted in ancient Greek virtues of health, fitness, beauty, and athleticism, it showcased some of the finest specimens of American masculinity. America Contest became the world's premier bodybuilding event over the next thirty years. Interviewing nearly one hundred major figures in the physical culture movement (including twenty-five Mr.
Americas) and incorporating copious printed and manuscript sources, John D. Fair has created the definitive study of this iconic phenomenon.Revealing the ways in which the contest provided a model of functional and fit manhood, Mr. America captures the event's path to idealism and its slow descent into obscurity.
As the 1960s marked a turbulent transition in American
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