This wide-ranging series collects definitive treatments on some of the most noteworthy personages of American culture. It has been developed under the guidance of series editor M. Thomas Inge, who also edited the landmark Handbook of American Popular Culture (Greenwood, 1989). Each volume in the series separates fact from myth through a biographical essay, critical evaluation, and bibliographical essay on its subject. Volumes also offer such elements as interviews, discographies, and other helpful appendixes to further illuminate the lives of these fascinating American popular culture icons.