Description: About this productProduct InformationBefore Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve Reeves, or Charles Atlas, there was German-born Eugen Sandow (1867-1925), a muscular vaudeville strongman who used his good looks, intelligence, and business savvy to forge a fitness empire. Sandow the Magnificent is the story of this first showman to emphasize physique display rather than lifting prowess. Sandow's is also the story of the earliest days of the fitness movement, during which he established a worldwide chain of gyms, published a popular magazine, sold exercise equipment, and pioneered the use of food supplements. David L. Chapman explains the popularity of physical culture in terms of its wider social implications, and how Sandow encouraged the fitness craze that continues today by making exercise fashionable. As the first superstar in his field, Sandow also pried open some surprising cracks in the Victorian wall of prudery. After many of his major public events he gave private "receptions" wearing little more than a G-string. Sandow the Magnificent also includes many of the strongman's revealing photographs, which were anxiously sought by both male and female admirers. This new edition has been revised and enlarged with an extensive afterword that includes much unpublished information, new photographs of Sandow and his contemporaries, and an updated index.Product IdentifiersPublisherUniversity of Illinois PressISBN-100252073061ISBN-139780252073069eBay Product ID (ePID)50431243Product Key FeaturesFormatPaperbackPublication Year2006LanguageEnglishDimensionsWidth6in.Height23in.Length9in.Additional Product FeaturesDewey Edition22IllustratedYesDewey Decimal646.7/5/092SeriesSport and SocietyCopyright Date2006AuthorDavid L. ChapmanNumber of Pages264 PagesLc Classification NumberGv545.52.S26c43 2006Publication Date ***VERY NICE COPY AND VERY NICE READ.......SHIPS FREE!!!!! 2006-01-17
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Subject: Sports & Recreation
Book Title: Sandow the Magnificent : Eugen Sandow and the Beginnings of Bodybuilding
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Topic: Bodybuilding & Weight Training, Popular Culture
Publication Year: 2006
Item Height: 0.9 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Sports & Recreation, Social Science
Item Weight: 15 oz
Author: David L. Chapman
Item Length: 9 in
Book Series: Sport and Society Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
