Edgar Rice Burroughs and Tarzan (Paperback)

Robert W. Fenton

ISBN 10: 078644908X / ISBN 13: 9780786449088

Published by McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson, NC, 2010

About this Item

Paperback. Like millions of other readers and moviegoers, as a youngster the late Robert W. Fenton loved swinging through the jungle with Tarzan. As an adult his interest was revived when he bought Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs' original office-estate in Tarzana, California, and began writing a biography of Burroughs. Originally titled The Big Swingers, it was the first full-scale, commercially published account of ERB's life and work. Here is Fenton's 1967 biography, back in print, as a wonderful source for a new generation of readers. Burroughs' early years were far from promising--he was dropped from school, was undistinguished as a cavalryman at Fort Grant, lost out in gold mining, and had little success as a salesman. He knew nothing about writing, but decided to try it anyway--and created Tarzan, one of the most famous characters of all time. A new foreword by George T. McWhorter and new photographs--there are 66 in all--are included. Robert W. Fentons 1967 biography of Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs is now back in print. This book includes letters, documents, synopses, lists of characters, and plots and themes Burroughs used in his work, and also reveals his observations on women's suffrage, prohibition, morality in Hollywood, and the Scopes trial in Tennessee. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Edgar Rice Burroughs and Tarzan (Paperback)
• Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson, NC
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 078644908X
• ISBN 13: 9780786449088
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Like millions of other readers and moviegoers, as a youngster the late Robert W. Fenton loved swinging through the jungle with Tarzan. As an adult his interest was revived when he bought Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs' original office-estate in Tarzana, California, and began writing a biography of Burroughs. Originally titled The Big Swingers, it was the first full-scale, commercially published account of ERB's life and work.

Here is Fenton's 1967 biography, back in print, as a wonderful source for a new generation of readers. Burroughs' early years were far from promising--he was dropped from school, was undistinguished as a cavalryman at Fort Grant, lost out in gold mining, and had little success as a salesman. He knew nothing about writing, but decided to try it anyway--and created Tarzan, one of the most famous characters of all time. A new foreword by George T. McWhorter and new photographs--there are 66 in all--are included.

About the Author

Robert W. Fenton wrote articles for Time, published his own newspaper (The European Traveler) and founded Teen Features Syndicate. He died in 1968.