x, 415 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Introduction: Kennedy Adonais The crisis of masculinity in 1950s America Style makes the man: candidate John F. Kennedy Hollywood cool: Frank Sinatra and the Jack Pack Existential tough guy: Norman Mailer Secret agent men: Ian Fleming and James Bond A philosophy for playboys: Hugh Hefner Vigor and virility: President John F. Kennedy Celebrity journalist: Ben Bradlee Modern warrior: Maxwell Taylor and Edward Lansdale The Spartacus syndrome: Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis Mercury macho: Alan Shepard and John Glenn Epilogue: the masculine mystique
