The Improbable First Century of Cosmopolitan Magazine

Cosmopolitan is known for its vivacious character and frank, explicit attitude toward sex, yet many people don't realize that the magazine has undergone many incarnations, including family literary journal and muckraking investigative journal. This bookexplores how Cosmopolitan survived three near-death experiences to become one of the most dynamic and successful magazines of the twentieth century. Landers uses a wealth of primary source materials to place this important magazine in the context of history and depict how it became the cultural touchstone it is today.