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Jeremy Agnew - Entertainment in the Old West, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

Entertainment in the Old West

Theater, Music, Circuses, Medicine Shows, Prizefighting and Other Popular Amusements

Av Jeremy Agnew

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Beskrivning
Miners, loggers, railroad men, and others flooded into the American West after the discovery of gold in 1848, and entertainers seeking to fill the demand for distraction from the workers' daily toil soon followed. Actors, actresses and traveling troupes crisscrossed the American frontier, performing in tents, saloons, fancy theaters, and the open air. This exploration of the heyday of popular theater in the Old West chronicles its emergence and growth from 1850 to the early twentieth century. Here is the story of the men and women who provided myriad types of entertainment in the Old West, and brought excitement, laughter and tears to generations of pioneers.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2011-05-17
  • Mått: 152 x 229 x 12 mm
  • Vikt: 331 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 241
  • Förlag: McFarland & Co Inc
  • ISBN: 9780786462803
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Jeremy Agnew, a biomedical electronics consultant, holds a Ph.D. in engineering and has been involved in the design and manufacture of medical devices for more than 30 years. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has written several books on the Old West.

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“I liked this book very much”—Cyber Boxing Zone; “well researched, documented, an interesting and enjoyable read...Agnew does an excellent job of compiling a compendium on just about every possible entertainment used to rally a small western town...an excellent reference volume that should grace the western writer and researcher’s bookshelf for years to come. Agnew’s much needed contribution to the field is a breath of fresh air...full of fascinating trivia and facts”—Wild West History Journal.

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