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Show Boat (Paperback)
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Show Boat (Paperback)
Series: Mint Editions-Jewish Writers: Stories, History and Traditions
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Loot Price R317
Discovery Miles 3 170
You Save R220 (41%)
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"Here, I thought, was one of the most melodramatic and gorgeous
bits of Americana that had ever come my way. It was not only the
theater - it was the theater plus the glamour of the wandering
drifting life, the drama of the river towns, the mystery and terror
of the Mississippi itself... I spent a year hunting down every
available scrap of show-boat material; reading, interviewing,
taking notes and making outlines." Inspired by an offhand comment
made by Winthrop Ames during the opening night of Minick, Edna
Ferber became enamored with the idea of show boats and the magic of
the lives of traveling performers. Crafting a story of love and
racial prejudice amid the changing times, Ferber's 1926 Pulitzer
Prize winning novel Show Boat follows three generations of
performers aboard the Cotton Blossom. Set in the aftermath of the
American Civil War, Show Boat sees Captain Andy Hawks, his wife
Parthy Ann and his daughter, Magnolia, buying the new show boat
Cotton Blossom and setting down the Mississippi River with their
small cast: Julie, Steve, Ellie and "Schultzy." Despite being
married to Steve, Julie is relentlessly pursued by a crewmember
named Pete who ends up losing to a fight with Steve who demands he
cease his unwanted advances. Threatening to expose a dark secret
about their marriage, he sends the Cotton Blossom into a cycle of
tragedy that will stick for generations to come. Professionally
typeset with a beautifully designed cover, this edition of Show
Boat is an award-winning classic reimagined for the modern reader.
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