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

Mr.

America is a fascinating true story of Bernarr Macfadden, a self-made millionaire and founding father of bodybuilding, alternative medicine, and tabloid culture.

This book vividly brings to life the charismatic and intriguing character of Macfadden, whose impact on popular American culture is everywhere from yoga to raw food diets to US Weekly.

With a wildly successful fitness magazine, Physical Culture, that championed alternative therapies and introduced muscleman Charles Atlas to the world, Macfadden created the template for every fitness magazine published today.

This entertaining and briskly written biography carefully delineates how Macfadden's growing passion for publishing turned his various magazines into a $30-million empire.

Don't miss out on this captivating story of a man who changed the face of American culture!