The Secret History of Wonder Woman (Paperback)

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Now that I'm back from my travels, I'm excited to really dive into Nonfiction November starting with my first nonfiction review of the month. I wish I could tell you I was equally enthusiastic about the book, especially since it covered a lot of interesting topics. The Secret History of Wonder Wo...

from bezoar44

Jill Lepore's recent essays have taken offbeat topics (often related to popular culture) and used them to explore deeper themes in American history. Here, she builds a similar approach into a longer narrative, tracing a hidden path from the ideology and popular culture of the suffragists to the p...

from louis.arata

Who knew?Who knew that Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston, a psychologist and lawyer, who lived an unconventional life with his wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, and his former grad-student, Olive Byrne? Who knew that the character of Diana Prince and her homeland of Paradise Isl...

from louis.arata

Who knew?Who knew that Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston, a psychologist and lawyer, who lived an unconventional life with his wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, and his former grad-student, Olive Byrne? Who knew that the character of Diana Prince and her homeland of Paradise Isl...

from Keith.G.Richie

This isn't a general history of the character of Wonder Woman, or the publishing of her comics. It's instead a fascinating story about how Wonder Woman was created, and why. It mainly concerns the personal histories of her creators, and how the beliefs and philosophies of those creators were the ...