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American Icarus: Vic Tanny and America’s First Health Club Chain

Pollack and Todd reveal the impact Vic Tanny and his gyms had on the burgeoning fitness industry in America, with photographs

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Volume 13,14, Issue 4,1

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Pollack, Ben Todd, Jan

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Pollack, Ben Todd, Jan

Volume 13,14 Index

The Kono Legacy; Table of Contents
The “Idol of My Young Manhood”: Norbert Schemansky, May 30, 1924-September 7, 2016
American Icarus: Vic Tanny and America’s First Health Club Chain
Unequaled Yet Never Equal: The Portrayal of John Davis in Strength & Health Magazine, 1938-1957
(George) Bernard Shaw’s Unique Physical Culture Obsession
K.V. Iyer: Mixing Bodybuilding and Yoga

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