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With a polished walking stick and neatly pressed trousers, Richard
Halliburton served as an intrepid globetrotting guide for millions of
Americans in the 1920s and ’30s. Readers waited for each new article and
book he wrote. Halliburton climbed the Matterhorn, nearly fell out of
his plane while shooting the first aerial photographs of Mt. Everest,
and became the first person to swim the Panama Canal.
With matinee idol looks, the Tennessee native was a media darling in an
era of optimism and increased social openness. But as the Great
Depression and looming war pushed America toward social conservatism,
Halliburton more actively worked to hide his homosexuality, burnishing
his image as a masculine trailblazer. No middle ground existed regarding
Halliburton—he was either adored or abhorred. Ernest Hemingway and F.
Scott Fitzgerald called him a poseur, but most found his daredevil
persona irresistible.
As chronicled in American Daredevil,
Halliburton harnessed the media of his day to gain and maintain a
widespread following long before our age of the 24-hour news cycle,
becoming the first celebrity adventure journalist. And during the
darkest hours of the Great Depression, Halliburton did something
remarkable: he inspired generations of authors, journalists, and
everyday people to explore the world.
With a polished walking stick and neatly pressed trousers, Richard Halliburton served as an intrepid globetrotting guide for millions of Americans in the 1920s and ’30s. Readers waited for each new...
With a polished walking stick and neatly pressed trousers, Richard
Halliburton served as an intrepid globetrotting guide for millions of
Americans in the 1920s and ’30s. Readers waited for each new article and
book he wrote. Halliburton climbed the Matterhorn, nearly fell out of
his plane while shooting the first aerial photographs of Mt. Everest,
and became the first person to swim the Panama Canal.
With matinee idol looks, the Tennessee native was a media darling in an
era of optimism and increased social openness. But as the Great
Depression and looming war pushed America toward social conservatism,
Halliburton more actively worked to hide his homosexuality, burnishing
his image as a masculine trailblazer. No middle ground existed regarding
Halliburton—he was either adored or abhorred. Ernest Hemingway and F.
Scott Fitzgerald called him a poseur, but most found his daredevil
persona irresistible.
As chronicled in American Daredevil,
Halliburton harnessed the media of his day to gain and maintain a
widespread following long before our age of the 24-hour news cycle,
becoming the first celebrity adventure journalist. And during the
darkest hours of the Great Depression, Halliburton did something
remarkable: he inspired generations of authors, journalists, and
everyday people to explore the world.
Advance Praise
"Cathryn Prince has written a compelling, well-researched account of an
inspiring and largely overlooked life, a man who traversed the globe and
wrote about all he saw with romance and flair. A sweet look back at a more innocent time, when the world called out to curious young men like Richard Halliburton." —Neal Thompson, author of A Curious Man: The Strange & Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley
"Between the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression, the writer-adventurer Richard Halliburton taught America to love the world without revealing his own heart. Prince's sensitive and unstinting portrait bottles his lightning and captures his tragedy." —Christopher Heaney, author of Cradle of Gold: The Story of Hiram Bingham, a Real-Life Indiana Jones, and the Search for Machu Picchu
“A rollicking tale of the incredible saga of a man constantly searching
for the next exploit and sharing them in his writings.” —Kirkus Reviews
"Cathryn Prince has written a compelling, well-researched account of an inspiring and largely overlooked life, a man who traversed the globe and wrote about all he saw with romance and flair. A...
"Cathryn Prince has written a compelling, well-researched account of an
inspiring and largely overlooked life, a man who traversed the globe and
wrote about all he saw with romance and flair. A sweet look back at a more innocent time, when the world called out to curious young men like Richard Halliburton." —Neal Thompson, author of A Curious Man: The Strange & Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley
"Between the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression, the writer-adventurer Richard Halliburton taught America to love the world without revealing his own heart. Prince's sensitive and unstinting portrait bottles his lightning and captures his tragedy." —Christopher Heaney, author of Cradle of Gold: The Story of Hiram Bingham, a Real-Life Indiana Jones, and the Search for Machu Picchu
“A rollicking tale of the incredible saga of a man constantly searching
for the next exploit and sharing them in his writings.” —Kirkus Reviews
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