100 Years Ago This Flop Led F. Scott Fitzgerald 1917 to ‘The Great Gatsby’
Princeton Alumni Weekly (online-only article)
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s play “The Vegetable,” totally bombed 100 years ago this month … and led to The Great Gatsby
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Articles
On this day in history, September 23, 1806, Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis as heroes after journey
Fox News
by Kerry Byrne
“Lewis and Clark’s journals record for us not only a story of astonishing personal courage but also a powerful parable of trust within the human community,” writes editor Landon Y. Jones in his 2000 account of their diaries, “The Essential Lewis and Clark.”
“On one level, Lewis is the more sophisticated storyteller,” he wrote.
“Clark on the other hand is blunter, earthier and more to the point.”
Lit Hub – Tracing the Evolution of Celebrity Memoirs
Lit Hub – Tracing the Evolution of Celebrity Memoirs, from Charles Lindbergh to Will Smith
“Creating a personal myth allows celebrities to create just that—a myth.”
Excerpt from Celebrity Nation
by Landon Jones with permission by Beacon Press
Teen Vogue – Celebrity Nation
There are dark sides to the celebrity industrial complex.
by Landon Jones
Shepherd: The best books about how celebrity culture works
Shepherd.com – Discover the best books
The best books about how celebrity culture works and what it is doing to America today
by Landon Jones
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