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The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression: Shirley Temple and 1930s America
The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression: Shirley Temple and 1930s America
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The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression: Shirley Temple and 1930s America
The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression: Shirley Temple and 1930s America
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How the smile and fortitude of a child actress revived a nation.Her image appeared in periodicals and advertisementsroughly twenty times daily; she rivaled FDR and EdwardVIII as the most photographed person in the world. For fourconsecutive years she was the world’s box-office champion.Amid the deprivation and despair of the Great Depression,Shirley Temple radiated a spirit of optimism and plucky goodcheer that lifted the spirits of millions—and shaped their collectivecharacter for generations…

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How the smile and fortitude of a child actress revived a nation.

Her image appeared in periodicals and advertisements
roughly twenty times daily; she rivaled FDR and Edward
VIII as the most photographed person in the world. For four
consecutive years she was the world’s box-office champion.
Amid the deprivation and despair of the Great Depression,
Shirley Temple radiated a spirit of optimism and plucky good
cheer that lifted the spirits of millions—and shaped their collective
character for generations to come.


Distinguished cultural historian John F. Kasson shows how, as
the most famous, adored, imitated, and commodified child in
the world, Shirley Temple astonished movie veterans, created
a new international culture of celebrity, and revolutionized
the role of children as consumers. Celebrating the prospect
of lifting the Depression, tap-dancing across racial boundaries
with Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, foiling villains, and mending
the hearts and troubles of the deserving, she personified the
hopes and dreams of Americans while working virtually every
day of her childhood.

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How the smile and fortitude of a child actress revived a nation.

Her image appeared in periodicals and advertisements
roughly twenty times daily; she rivaled FDR and Edward
VIII as the most photographed person in the world. For four
consecutive years she was the world’s box-office champion.
Amid the deprivation and despair of the Great Depression,
Shirley Temple radiated a spirit of optimism and plucky good
cheer that lifted the spirits of millions—and shaped their collective
character for generations to come.


Distinguished cultural historian John F. Kasson shows how, as
the most famous, adored, imitated, and commodified child in
the world, Shirley Temple astonished movie veterans, created
a new international culture of celebrity, and revolutionized
the role of children as consumers. Celebrating the prospect
of lifting the Depression, tap-dancing across racial boundaries
with Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, foiling villains, and mending
the hearts and troubles of the deserving, she personified the
hopes and dreams of Americans while working virtually every
day of her childhood.

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