“A welcome addition to the history of twentieth-century print culture, one that teachers and students of American studies will find useful and thought-provoking.”--Journal of American Studies
“A launching pad for students’ own exploration of values projected by mass media both today and in the past.”--Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
"General readers will find the discussion of topics such as Superman, Gone with the Wind, Ellery Queen, and the Lindbergh baby fascinating. Everything Was Better in America is also an excellent choice for classes on twentieth-century America, especially those focusing on the Depression."--Steven Riess, author of Touching Base: Professional Baseball and American Culture in the Progressive Era