The National police gazette and the making of the modern American man, 1879-1906

266 Pages·2006·55.159 MB·English

by  Reel, Guy

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List of Previous Publications
Unequal Justice: Wayne Dumond, Bill Clinton and the Politics of Rape in
Arkansas(Prometheus, 1993)
Co-author: The Blood of Innocents(Kensington, 1995)
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Guy Reel
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THENATIONALPOLICEGAZETTEANDTHEMAKINGOFTHEMODERNAMERICANMAN,
1879–1906
© Guy Reel,2006.
All rights reserved.No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Reel,Guy.
The National Police Gazetteand the making of the modern American
man,1879–1906 / by Guy Reel.
p.cm.
Revision of thesis (doctoral),Ohio University.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1–4039–7165–X
1.Masculinity—United States—History.2.Sex role—United
States—History.3.National Police Gazette (New York,N.Y.).
4.Sensationalism in journalism—United States—History.5.Crime
and the press—United States—History.6.Sports—United States—
History.7.Sex—Press coverage—United States—History.
8.Sports in journalism—United States—History.I.Title.
HQ1090.3.R44 2006
305.31097309(cid:2)034—dc22 2005053525
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd.,Chennai,India.
First edition:April 2006
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Printed in the United States of America.
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To my father, who provided support and encouragement
throughout the production of this book
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List of Tables ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1 Lives of the Felons 17
2 An Illustrated Journal of Sporting and
Sensational Events 41
3 This Wicked World 57
4 Masculinities and the Manly Arts 91
5 Fox and Sullivan: The Brawl That Started It All? 109
6 The Girl on the Police Gazette 145
7 Patron of Sport: Richard Kyle Fox (1846–1922) 177
Epilogue 197
Notes 203
Bibliography 235
Index 245
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2.1 Average number of inside pages per issue
of portrayals of sports, crime, and sex 56
3.1 Average number of inside pages per issue of
portrayals of certain crimes at five-year intervals 63
4.1 Average number of inside pages per issue of
portrayals of boxing and bodybuilding at
five-year intervals 94
5.1 Percent of subject matter of covers, 1879–1906 116
6.1 Average number of inside pages per issue
of portrayals of theater or sexually provocative
poses at five-year intervals 151