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ISBN
9781416940661
Book Title
History of the Snowman
Item Length
8.8 in
Publisher
Gallery Books
Publication Year
2007
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.8 in
Author
Bob Eckstein
Genre
Art, Religion, History
Topic
Sculpture & Installation, Social History, Popular Culture, Holidays / General
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
14.5 Oz
Number of Pages
192 Pages

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A quirky wintertime book about the history of snowmen--perfect for gift-giving! Who made the first snowman? Who first came up with the idea of placing snowballs on top of each other, and who decided they would use a carrot for a nose? Most puzzling of all: How can this mystery ever be solved, with all the evidence long since melted? The snowman appears everywhere on practically everything--from knickknacks to greeting cards to seasonal sweaters we plan to return. Whenever we see big snowballs our first impulse is to deck them out with a top hat. Humorist and writer Bob Eckstein has long been fascinated by this ubiquitous symbol of wintertime fun--and finally, for the first time, one of the world's most popular icons gets his due. A thoroughly entertaining exploration, The History of the Snowman travels back in time to shed light on the snowman's enigmatic past -- from the present day, in which the snowman reigns as the King of Kitsch, to the Dark Ages, with the creation of the very first snowman. Eckstein's curiosity began playfully enough, but soon snowballed into a (mostly) earnest quest of chasing Frosty around the world, into museums and libraries, and seeking out the advice of leading historians and scholars. The result is a riveting history that reaches back through centuries and across cultures--sweeping from fifteenth-century Italian snowballs to eighteenth-century Russian ice sculptures to the regrettable "white-trash years" (1975-2000). The snowman is not just part of our childhood memories, but is an integral part of our world culture, appearing--much like a frozen Forrest Gump--alongside dignitaries and celebrities during momentous events. Again and again, the snowman pops up in rare prints, paintings, early movies, advertising and, over the past century, in every art form imaginable. And the jolly snowman--ostensibly as pure as the driven snow--also harbors a dark past full of political intrigue, sex, and violence. With more than two hundred illustrations and a special section of the best snowman cartoons, The History of the Snowman is a truly original winter classic--smart, surprisingly enlightening, and quite simply the coolest book ever.

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Publisher
Gallery Books
ISBN-10
1416940669
ISBN-13
9781416940661
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59630256

Product Key Features

Book Title
History of the Snowman
Author
Bob Eckstein
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Sculpture & Installation, Social History, Popular Culture, Holidays / General
Publication Year
2007
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Religion, History
Number of Pages
192 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.8 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
14.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Nk6030.E25 2007
Reviews
"Fascinating and entertaining. The snowman meant very little to me, but now he's fraught with meaning." -- Len Belzer, host of the nationally syndicated radio show The Comedy Hour, "Fascinating and entertaining. The snowman meant very little to me, but now he's fraught with meaning." -- Len Belzer, host of the nationally syndicated radio showThe Comedy Hour, "A priceless collection of very important useless information." -- Gary Sohmers, radio host and appraiser on PBS'sAntiques Roadshow, "L'ensemble s'articule en cinq chapitres, la conclusion et deux appendices et la rédaction élégante rend la lecture stimulante."F.L. in: Gaia 10/2006, "In these Brangelina- and Tomkat-saturated times, it's hard to believe a celebrity on the order of the snowman has gone centuries without a proper biography. Thankfully Bob Eckstein has righted this wrong with his charming and elbow-the-guy-on-the-bus-next-to-you fascinating tale of the world's first true arbiter of cool." -- Brian Farnham, editor-in-chief, Time Out New York, "In these Brangelina- and Tomkat-saturated times, it's hard to believe a celebrity on the order of the snowman has gone centuries without a proper biography. Thankfully Bob Eckstein has righted this wrong with his charming and elbow-the-guy-on-the-bus-next-to-you fascinating tale of the world's first true arbiter of cool."-- Brian Farnham, editor-in-chief,Time Out New York, "Thoroughly researched, lavishly illustrated. There's more to the snowman than meets the eye." -- David Smith, New York Public Library, "A priceless collection of very important useless information." -- Gary Sohmers, radio host and appraiser on PBS's Antiques Roadshow, "Thoroughly researched, lavishly illustrated. There's more to the snowman than meets the eye."-- David Smith, New York Public Library, "Fascinating and entertaining. The snowman meant very little to me, but now he's fraught with meaning."-- Len Belzer, host of the nationally syndicated radio showThe Comedy Hour, "In these Brangelina- and Tomkat-saturated times, it's hard to believe a celebrity on the order of the snowman has gone centuries without a proper biography. Thankfully Bob Eckstein has righted this wrong with his charming and elbow-the-guy-on-the-bus-next-to-you fascinating tale of the world's first true arbiter of cool." -- Brian Farnham, editor-in-chief,Time Out New York
Table of Content
Contents Introduction The Search for the First Snowman Part 1 THE MODERN SNOWMAN Chapter One The Age of Expansion: The Twenty-first Century Chapter Two The White Trash Years: 1975-2000 Chapter Three The Hollywood Years: There's No BusinessLike Snow Business Chapter Four The Golden Age of Advertising Since the Early Twentieth Century: Snow Sells Chapter Five The Dean Martin Years: Drunken Debaucheryand Other Misgivings Chapter Six Snowman Deconstructionism: Literary Circles Chapter Seven The Birth of a Media Star: 1870s-1910s Chapter Eight Snowman Photography since theMid-Nineteenth Century: Mr. Sound Bite Intermission A Comic Interlude of the Best Snowmen Cartoons Part 2 THE RENAISSANCE SNOWMAN Chapter Nine The Revolution of 1870: The Snowman's French Roll Chapter Ten Made in America: The Snow Angel of 1856 Chapter Eleven Eighteenth-Century Snow and Ice Sculpture: From Russia with Love Handles Chapter Twelve Early American Snowmen in the Seventeenth Century: New World, Fresh Snow Chapter Thirteen Snowman Exploration in the Late Sixteenth Century Chapter Fourteen Belgian Expressionism: The Miracle of 1511 Chapter Fifteen Early Classism in Snow Sculpture:Politically Incorrect Fun Chapter Sixteen Italian Snowballs from the Fifteenth Century: The Two-Ball Theory Chapter Seventeen The First Snowman Chapter Eighteen The Ice Age: Who Came First, the Caveman or the Snowman? Conclusion The Complete Meltdown Miscellanea Bibliography Acknowledgments
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2007-024820
Dewey Decimal
736/.94
Dewey Edition
22

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