*Includes pictures. *Includes Fonda's own quotes about her life and career. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. "Being Henry Fonda's daughter got me started. But it didn't keep me working.†– Jane Fonda A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures; but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors’ American Legends series; readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America’s most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute; while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. Growing up in the shadow of one of America’s most famous actors would be intimidating for anyone; but few have emerged out of that shadow like Jane Fonda; the oldest daughter of screen legend Henry Fonda. In fact; when Jane co-starred with her father in the last film he made; On Golden Pond; he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for it. However; she has accomplished more than enough in her own career to make her father proud; winning 2 Academy Awards; an Emmy and 7 Golden Globe Awards herself. Jane burst onto the scene in the early 1960s; when she was still in her 20s; and when she performed in Sunday in New York; one critic labeled her "the loveliest and most gifted of all our new young actresses". She has been acting at least off and on from that point forward; earning critical acclaim both for her acting skills and for many of the movies she appeared in. However; today many people associate Jane Fonda with political causes; most notoriously her stance against the Vietnam War. Indeed; she might still be the face of the anti-Vietnam movement because of an episode that earned her the notorious nickname “Hanoi Janeâ€. In addition to speaking out against the war; Fonda actually traveled to Hanoi in July 1972 and was photographed sitting in a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft battery; immediately earning widespread condemnation that sought to brand her as anti-American. Fonda has spent the rest of her life trying to explain her regret over it; telling Barbara Walters in a 1988 interview; “I would like to say something; not just to Vietnam veterans in New England; but to men who were in Vietnam; who I hurt; or whose pain I caused to deepen because of things that I said or did. I was trying to help end the killing and the war; but there were times when I was thoughtless and careless about it and I'm very sorry that I hurt them…I will go to my grave regretting the photograph of me in an anti-aircraft gun; which looks like I was trying to shoot at American planes.†Nevertheless; it has not tempered her liberal political activism. American Legends: The Life of Jane Fonda examines the life and career of one of America’s most famous and infamous actresses. Along with pictures of important people; places; and events; you will learn about Jane Fonda like never before; in no time at all.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Great American Tale; A Great Tale of AmericaBy Charles BrackbillExcellent history of a time when Americans did things that required courage and ingenuity; made things; invented things; discovered things and built a Super Power on the North American continent. Harriett Smith Pullen was a very remarkable woman who made it on her own with no help from the government; other than the provision of minimal law and order; with the emphasis on minimal. She was born well within living memory of the Civil War and lived to see the dawn of the Atomic Age. She; one way or another; overcame every significant obstacle that confronted her. The "spine" of this story is the building of America from a weak primarily agrarian nation into a leader of the ongoing fight for freedom and human dignity. This book is about American pride and American accomplishment. If that vision of what America was appeals to you; you owe it to yourself and your family to buy and read this book. If you think of America as a nation of victims; this book is not for you.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. This book is well-written and exhaustively researched. I haven't ...By Donald P. JenkinsThis book is well-written and exhaustively researched. I haven't quite finished it yet; but was most interested in the Skagway era of Harriet Pullen's life; having visited the site of her former boarding house.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Well worthy of a read . . .By CustomerWell written. Reads like a novel but based on family records and historical facts. A page turner documenting the life of a courageous woman.
