Look: How a Highly Influential Magazine Helped Define Mid-Twentieth-Century America

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By Andrew Yarrow *81

Published Nov. 18, 2021

Published between 1937 and 1971, Look magazine played a crucial role in American culture, but has been largely forgotten in the years since. In Look: How a Highly Influential Magazine Helped Define Mid-Twentieth-Century America (Potomac Books), Yarrow examines the legacy of this iconic publication and its role in defining the beliefs of the nation during a time of inequality, advocacy, and cultural upheaval.

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