The core of the Warner Bros. saga cannot b e found in its commercial successes. It is the story of four brothers&mdas h\;Harry\, Albert\, Sam\, and Jack&mdash\;whose vision for Hollywood helpe d shape the world of entertainment as we know it. In \;The Warner Brothers\, Chris Yogerst follows the siblings from their family's hum ble origins in Poland\, through their young adulthood in the American Midw est\, to the height of fame and fortune in Hollywood. With unwavering reso lve\, the brothers soldiered on against the backdrop of an America reeling from the aftereffects of domestic and global conflict. At every major cul tural turning point in their lifetime\, the Warners held a front-row seat. Paying close attention to the brothers' identities as cultural and econom ic outsiders\, Yogerst chronicles how the Warners built a global filmmakin g powerhouse. Equal parts family history and cinematic journey\, \;The Warner Brothers \;is an empowering story of the American dre am and the legacy four brothers left behind for generations of filmmakers and film lovers to come.
\n"In his magisterial biography of a brothe rhood\, Chris Yogerst makes the case that the Warner Brothers were not mer ely shrewd businessmen or talented showmen\, but essential sculptors of Am erican myth. By examining the private lives of Harry\, Jack\, Sam\, and Al bert\, Yogerst uncovers how personal experience\, cultural identity\, and family history shaped the values\, anxieties\, and dreams the Warner Broth ers etched into the national psyche. This is a brilliant\, revelatory book ." \;―Anthony Marra\, \;New York Times \;bestse lling author of \;Mercury Pictures Presents< /p>\n