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Barnouw, The Image Empire, A History of Broadcasting in the U.S., from 1953
Barnouw, The Image Empire, A History of Broadcasting in the U.S., from 1953
Barnouw, The Image Empire, A History of Broadcasting in the U.S., from 1953
Barnouw, The Image Empire, A History of Broadcasting in the U.S., from 1953
Barnouw, The Image Empire, A History of Broadcasting in the U.S., from 1953
Barnouw, The Image Empire, A History of Broadcasting in the U.S., from 1953
Barnouw, The Image Empire, A History of Broadcasting in the U.S., from 1953
Barnouw, The Image Empire, A History of Broadcasting in the U.S., from 1953
Barnouw, The Image Empire, A History of Broadcasting in the U.S., from 1953
Barnouw, The Image Empire, A History of Broadcasting in the U.S., from 1953
Barnouw, The Image Empire, A History of Broadcasting in the U.S., from 1953
Barnouw, The Image Empire, A History of Broadcasting in the U.S., from 1953

Barnouw, The Image Empire, A History of Broadcasting in the U.S., from 1953

$ 13.17

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Year Printed: 1970
  • Special Attributes: Dust Jacket
  • Condition: Good, See Description
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Original/Facsimile: Original
  • Subject: Radio
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Author: Erik Barnouw
  • Topic: Nonfiction
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Place of Publication: New York
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

    Description

    Barnouw, Erik -
    The Image Empire
    , A History of Broadcasting in the United States, Volume III, from 1953
    With Dust Jacket
    Oxford University Press, New York, 1970
    "This, the third of three volumes, continues the story of how radio and television became an integral of American life – of how a toy became an industry and a force in politics, business, education, religion and international affairs"
    Here is another FIND from one of my over 500 boxes of books, ephemera and just stuff. It took 60+ years to accumulate these treasures, and each week, I retrieve a dozen or so boxes from my storage units and post some selected items on eBay.
    SEE DISCOUNT DEAL BELOW.
    Barnouw
    begins with the "
    television rush" carrying American images and sounds, first of the Korean War, and then how the television industry, a close alley of business and military interests, became a powerful influence on national opinion with far-flung political and social implications.
    Barnouw covers the McCarthy hearings, the quiz show payola scandal, "adult" westerns, the Nixon-Kennedy debates, the Kennedy
    assassination
    , the 1968 Democratic convention, the moon landing and much more.
    See photos 3 & 4 (showing the Preface and Contents) for the coverage of this great book on radio history.
    Good condition with dust jacket. 396 pages with numerous illustrations. Dust jacket has some edge tears, see photos 1 and 11, secured with archival tape. The book is clean, with a bold inscription on the front end paper. The title text is embossed in gold on the cover and spine.
    SEE ALL PHOTOS!
    BID NOW!
    I'll be posting these classic radio history books over the next several days. DISCOUNT
    DEAL: Win any two of these = 10% discount. Win any three or more = 20% discount. Shipping combined.
    Archer, Gleason L. - History of Radio to 1926 (1938)
    Archer, Gleason L. - Big Business and Radio (1939)
    Barnouw, Erik - A Tower in Babel, A History of Broadcasting in the United States to 1933 (1966)
    Barnouw, Erik - The Golden Web, A History of Broadcasting in the United States 1933 - 1953 (1968)
    Barnouw, Erik - The Image Empire, A History of Broadcasting in the United States from 1953 (1970)
    Harlow, Alvin F. - Old Wires and New Waves (1936)
    Banning, William Peck - Commercial Broadcasting Pioneer, The WEAF Experiment, 1922-1926 (WEAF became WNBC in 1946) (1946)
    Fagen, M. D. - A History of Engineering & Science in the Bell System, The Early Years (1875-1925) (1975)
    Fagen, M. D. - A History of Engineering & Science in the Bell System, National Service in War and Peace (1925-1975) (1978)
    These books are a MUST in any radio collector's library!
    These books are selected from from my book collection and will be great additions to your collection.
    GENERAL COMMENTS: I endeavor to point out the major flaws, but may have missed some. Examine the pictures closely. They are part of the description.
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