The purpose of this study is to reconstruct the images of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich available to the American general magazine reader from the initial references to him in March, 1923, until his attack on Poland in September, 1939.

Including representative journals for the 20th and late 19th centuries, this book profiles the most significant conservative journals of the past century.

Introduction -- Larger socio-cultural realm -- Historical context -- Press functions -- Sojourner mentality -- Religious intolerance -- Political press issues -- Literary mission : belle-lettres -- Fundamental internal press issues -- ...

I highly recommend this book."--Howard Aldrich, University of North Carolina "This book is a marvel of scholarship that marries organization theory with the history of magazines and publishing in America.

American mass culture's conservative response to the Great Depression and the coming of World War II