{"product_id":"pikes-peak-or-bust-the-life-and-works-of-david-v-bush-paperback","title":"Pike's Peak or Bust: The Life and Works of David V. Bush - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKen Jr. Faig\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Van Bush (1882-1959) was a uniquely American phenomenon. Born in Pennsylvania, Bush became a Congregational pastor but spent most of his life lecturing on a wide array of subjects. He was an early proponent of what would later be termed the \"self-help\" movement, writing such books as \u003ci\u003eApplied Psychology and Scientific Living\u003c\/i\u003e (1922), \u003ci\u003eThe Psychology of Sex\u003c\/i\u003e (1924), \u003ci\u003eIf You Want to Be Rich\u003c\/i\u003e (1954), and many others. He was also a poet, with such distinctive volumes as \u003ci\u003ePeace Poems and Sausages\u003c\/i\u003e (1915) and \u003ci\u003ePoems of Mastery and Love Verse\u003c\/i\u003e (1922). Bush is virtually forgotten today, known only because the supernaturalist H. P. Lovecraft revised some of his prose and poetry. Ken Faig, Jr. has spent years researching this exhaustive biography of Bush, which chronicles the ups and downs of his long life, which included arrests by various government agencies for marketing products of dubious quality. Faig provides plot summaries of every one of Bush's books and, in general, paints a portrait of a dynamic salesman with boundless self-confidence who was part guru and part charlatan. Everyone interested in the culture of the interwar years in America will find this work fascinating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 456\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48831281496312,"sku":"9798835434909","price":31.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/7bcroqpsu-9798835434909.webp?v=1780800659","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/pikes-peak-or-bust-the-life-and-works-of-david-v-bush-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}