Girl sleuth : Nancy Drew and the women who created her / by Melanie Rehak
2005, First Edition. Orlando ; London : Harcourt. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 364 pages; Physical desc. : xviii, 364 p., 8 p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-354) and index. Subject: Wirt, Mildred Augustine (1905-2002) --Characters --Nancy Drew --Keene, Carolyn --American fiction --Women authors --History and criticism --Girls --Books and reading --United States --Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character) --Young adult fiction, American. Summary: A cultural examination of the Nancy Drew stories and how they have affected American girlhood since the 1930s explores mysteries related to the character's creators, her transformation from pulp heroine to national icon, and her role in shaping the modern American woman's identity. Item #155735
ISBN: 0151010412
Price: €9.95