It Was Play or Starve (Paperback)

American popular entertainers in the nineteenth century faced physical hardships, prejudices, and cultural barriers. This book examines the fascinating world of these itinerant actors and their experiences with early showboats, frontier theater, minstrelsy, panorama exhibitions, and the circus. Admirable and not-so-admirable characters, who possessed equal amounts of pluck, courage, and naivete, are contrasted popular cultural tastes

General

Imprint:	Bowling Green University Popular Press,US
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	1993
First published:	1993
Authors:	Hanners
Dimensions:	221 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	163
ISBN-13:	978-0-87972-587-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > General
LSN:	0-87972-587-7
Barcode:	9780879725877

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