Mr. America

  • Mr. America: The Tragic History of a Bodybuilding Icon
    By John D. Fair

    ciple of his fellow English strongman George Hackenschmidt, Jowett believed that “development and strength go hand in hand,” since “a real orthodox strongman . . . must have the physique.” But he made clear his choice “between the two”: ...

  • Mr. America: The Tragic History of a Bodybuilding Icon
    By John D. Fair

    ... Jack, Jr., 216–218, 403n71–72, 403n74 Kennedy, Bob, 222–223, 225, 230, 238, 260, 264, 276, 305, 309, 334, 339, 343– 344 Kent, Rocky, 114 Kerr, Robert, 281 Kidwell, Steve, 373 Kiiha, Osmo, 386n10 Killanin, Lord, 217 Kilpatrick, John, ...

  • Mr. America: How Muscular Millionaire Bernarr Macfadden Transformed the Nation Through Sex, Salad, and the Ultimate Starvation Diet
    By Mark Adams

    . If Macfadden hadn’t existed, we would have had to invent him.” —Washington Post Mr. America is the fascinating true story of Bernarr Macfadden, a self-made millionaire and founding father of bodybuilding, alternative medicine, and ...

  • Mr. America: The Tragic History of a Bodybuilding Icon
    By John D. Fair

    ... Mr. America Contest. That competition included a testimonial dinner at the Granada Hotel emceed by a local television personality named Alan Burke. There were speeches by local dignitaries and the presentation of an award for ...

  • Mr. America
    By Stacie Marie Van Nielen

    A delicately crafted song and dance of comedy, drama, science fiction and much more. The text is imbued with psychological, biological, and anthropological undertones. The novel is written as a uniquely psychedelic and poetic experience.