Promoting the War Effort: Robert Horton and Federal Propaganda, 1938-1946

by Mordecai Lee

Book Overview

Though historians have largely overlooked Robert Horton, his public relations campaigns remain fixed in popular memory of the home front during World War II. Utilizing all media -- including the nascent technology of television -- to rally civilian support, Horton's work ranged from educational documentary shorts like Pots to Planes, which depicted the transformation of aluminum household items into aircraft, to posters employing scare tactics,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807145297
• ISBN13: 9780807145296
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"