Name: Early Entertainment: The Evolution of Show Business from 1840 to 1940. From the days of bare knuckled prize fighters, smoky back water salo
Price: 69.20 NZD
Availability: InStock
Author: Fraser, Douglas Edward
ISBN: 9781508976943

portada Early Entertainment: The Evolution of Show Business from 1840 to 1940. From the days of bare knuckled prize fighters, smoky back water salo

Early Entertainment: The Evolution of Show Business from 1840 to 1940. From the days of bare knuckled prize fighters, smoky back water salo

Type

Physical Book

Author

Douglas Edward Fraser

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

264

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm

Weight

0.36 kg.

ISBN13

9781508976943

Synopsis "Early Entertainment: The Evolution of Show Business from 1840 to 1940. From the days of bare knuckled prize fighters, smoky back water salo"

This book is filled with secrets, surprises, and delights. You will be introduced to, and become quite intimate with, the creation of everything that makes up entertainment and the activities that brought smiles to the faces of North America. Covering the roots of jazz, vaudeville, burlesque, big bands, silent movies, ragtime, television, bare-knuckle prize fights, minstrel shows, circus and carnivals, bebop, medicine shows, jug bands, bicycles, musicians' drugs, radio, Model Ts, paddlewheelers, roller- skates, the blues, barnstorming, gramophones, dancing, barbershop quartets, stage microphones, Tin Pan Alley, washboard bands, swing, wild west shows and more. Lots of photographs and insight to subjects that you thought you knew about. Douglas Edward Fraser is a musicologist with a lifetime of knowledge. He includes many personal and family stories that have been chronicled from the experiences of three generations of professional entertainers. This is a book like no other, and it has been written to entertain and enlighten the readers that enjoy the Old West, Victorian, Edwardian and jazz eras.

Customers reviews

Have you read this book? Login to add your review.

More customer reviews

0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)

Questions and Answers about the Book

Do you have a question about the book? Login to be able to add your own question.

Opinions about Bookdelivery

More customer reviews

Early Entertainment: The Evolution of Show Business from 1840 to 1940. From the days of bare knuckled prize fighters, smoky back water salo - Fraser, Douglas Edward

Synopsis "Early Entertainment: The Evolution of Show Business from 1840 to 1940. From the days of bare knuckled prize fighters, smoky back water salo"

Customers reviews

Frequently Asked Questions about the Book

Is the book original?

In what language is the book written?

What is the format of this book?

Questions and Answers about the Book

Opinions about Bookdelivery