The American adrenaline narrative / Kristin J. Jacobson.

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"The attempt to understand the desires related to radical, risky acts like climbing to 29,028 feet as well as the everyday participation in and fascination with extreme lifestyles lays at the heart of this book and the extreme adventure narratives it studies. The American Adrenaline Narrative identi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jacobson, Kristin J., 1973- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Adventure and adventurers in literature. Prose literature, American > History and criticism. American literature > 20th century > History and criticism. Danger in literature. Risk-taking (Psychology) in literature. Outdoor life in literature. Environmentalism > United States. American literature. Environmentalism. United States. 1900-1999 Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:	x, 305 pages ; 23 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

1. DESIRING NATURES
2. CONQUERING NATURES
3. SPIRITUAL NATURES
4. EROTIC NATURES
5. RISKY NATURES
6. RESTORATIVE NATURES
Appendix : List of Contemporary American Adrenaline Narratives.