# Great American Blow-Up

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- Book: [Great American Blow-Up](https://www.bookquiver.com/ivan-l-preston/great-american-blow-up) ([Great American Blow-Up.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ivan-l-preston/great-american-blow-up.md))
- Authors: [Ivan L. Preston](https://www.bookquiver.com/ivan-l-preston)
- Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
- ISBN: 978-02-9915-254-3
- Pages: 256
- Published: 1996-08-30
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

This edition provides new examples of puffery and deceit in advertising. It examines in detail the role of laws and the Federal Trade Commission in ensuring fair representation of goods and services to consumers. It describes and assesses development in advertising from the mid-1970s to today.