| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 364 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-354) and index. |
| Contents |
The Stratemeyer clan -- Mildred -- Alma Mater -- Hawkeye days -- Nell Cody, Helen Hale, Diana Dare -- Nancy Drew Land -- Syndicate for sale -- An unfortunate break; or, the Cleveland writer comes into her own -- Motherhood and Nancy Drew -- "They are Nancy" -- The kids are hep -- Nancy in the age of Aquarius -- Becoming the girl detective -- Will the real Carolyn Keene please stand up? |
| Summary |
In 1930 a plucky girl detective stepped out of her shiny blue roadster, dressed in a smart tweed suit. Eighty million books later, Nancy Drew has survived the Depression, World War II, and the sixties, and emerged as beloved by girls today as by their grandmothers. Rehak tells the behind-the-scenes history of Nancy and her groundbreaking creators. Both Nancy and her "author," Carolyn Keene, were invented by Edward Stratemeyer, who also created the Bobbsey Twins and the Hardy Boys. But Nancy Drew was brought to life by two remarkable women: original author Mildred Wirt Benson, a convention-flouting Midwestern journalist, and Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, a wife and mother who ran her father's company after he died. Together, Benson and Adams created a character that has inspired generations of girls to be as strong-willed and as bold as they were.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 -- Characters -- Nancy Drew.
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Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002. |
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Nancy Drew mystery stories (Keene, Carolyn) |
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Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism.
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Detective and mystery stories, American. |
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Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Women and literature. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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American fiction -- Women authors. |
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Young adult fiction, American -- History and criticism.
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Young adult fiction, American. |
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Adams, Harriet Stratemeyer -- Characters -- Nancy Drew.
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Adams, Harriet Stratemeyer. |
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Young adult fiction -- Publishing -- United States.
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Young adult fiction -- Publishing. |
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Young adult fiction. |
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Girls -- Books and reading -- United States.
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Girls -- Books and reading. |
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Keene, Carolyn -- Characters -- Nancy Drew.
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Keene, Carolyn. |
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Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character)
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Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character) |
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Teenage girls in literature.
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Teenage girls in literature. |
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Stratemeyer Syndicate.
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Stratemeyer Syndicate. |
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Girls. |
| ISBN |
0151010412 alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9780151010417 |
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