American Rivals of James Bond
This is a critical history of spy fiction, film and television in the United States, with a particular focus on the American fictional spies that rivaled (and were often influenced by) Ian Fleming''s James Bond. James Fenimore Cooper''s Harvey Birch, based on a real-life counterpart, appeared in his novel The Spy in 1821. While Harvey Birch''s British rivals dominated spy fiction from the late ...
This is a critical history of spy fiction, film and television in the United States, with a particular focus on the American fictional spies that rivaled (and were often influenced by) Ian Fleming''s James Bond. James Fenimore Cooper''s Harvey Birch, based on a real-life counterpart, appeared in his novel The Spy in 1821. While Harvey Birch''s British rivals dominated spy fiction from the late ...
