Where Have All the Heroes Gone?: The Changing Nature of American Valor

by Bruce G Peabody and Krista Jenkins

From the men and women associated with the American Revolution and Civil War to the seminal figures in the struggles for civil and women's rights, Americans have been fascinated with icons of great achievement, or at least reputation. But who spins today's narratives about American heroism, and to what end?

In Where Have All the Heroes Gone?, Bruce Peabody and Krista Jenkins draw on the concept of the American hero to show an important gap...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199982961
• ISBN13: 9780199982967
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"