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For anyone researching any aspect of radio history or radio's
impact on the daily lives of four generations of Americans from the
1920s-1960s, this first-ever guide to 3,800 primary and secondary
sources focuses on radio history and radio's contribution to
America's cultural heritage from the 1920s-1960s. Includes 2,300
Special Collections in public and private repositories throughout
the United States, a Bibliography with 1,400 citations grouped into
54 user friendly categories from Advertising to World War II, 100+
research oriented Internet sites and an Index that integrates all
3,800 listings and which can be searched by program title, person
or subject.Listing of collections is especially valuable as it
pulls together...a host of potentially valuable resources,
annotating each one carefully.- Communication Booknotes Quarterly,
Spring 2006An amazing achievement to have located all that material
and put it into a form so easy to use. - Fuller French, The
Broadcast ARTS LibraryThe real pleasure of this book lies in
discovering the wealth of material scattered around the country in
smaller facilities. - Chuck Howell, Curator, Library of American
Broadcasting, College Park, MDThis guide is a wonderful new
resource for anyone interested in research on Old Time Radio. -
Jeanette M. Berard, Curator, American Radio Archives, Thousand Oaks
Public Library
From stereotypes to role models, "Radio and the Jews" provides the
first comprehensive look at how Jews were portrayed on radio from
the 1920s to the 1950s. The test examines more than 100 Jewish
themes programs and characters, including comedy, drama, soap
opera, religious programs, and World War II programs.
All there is to know about the crime fighting hero created by
mystery writer George Harmon Coxe -- from his debut in Black Mask,
the popular 1930s pulp magazine, to his 10 year stint on radio, his
short lived television career plus his exploits in the movies,
novels, comic books and a play. Includes the complete very first
Casey short story, "Return Engagement," that appeared in Black
Mask, synopses of ALL 21 Casey short stories and novelettes, 6
novels, 4 comic books, 2 films and a play, 2 uncirculated radio
scripts, a complete Program Log for radio series -- 431 programs,
1943-1950, 1954-1955, a complete Program Log for television series
-- 62 programs, 1945, 1951-1952, 31 photographs and illustrations,
including cast photographs for radio and television series, and the
first-ever literary biography of George Harmon Coxe, twice
President of the Mystery Writers of America and recipient of the
MWA Grand Master Award in recognition of his lifetime contribution
to the mystery genre and the consistently high quality of his
work.A comprehensive, first-rate history of the sleuthing
shutterbug. Chock full with valuable information. - Blood and
Thunder, Fall/Winter, 2006A richly detailed portrait that secures
the program's rightful place in radio's history. - Dick Bertel,
Host of WTIC's Golden Age of Radio broadcastBoth Coxe and Casey are
long gone but their books brings them back, as fresh as ever. -
Francis M. Nevins, Noted mystery writer and criticThis is a great
book that follows the career of Flashghun Casey for over two
decades. - J. David Goldin, The Man Who Saved Radio
Stories of Gothic horror from the Golden Age of Radio. Discover the
thrills and goose bumps that frightened a generation of listeners
during radio's Golden Age with 13 hair raising vintage radio
scripts featuring stories about Vampires, Werewolves, Ghosts,
Severed heads, Devil worship, Mad scientists and more .By Alonzo
Deen Cole, the great granddaddy of modern media horror and the
creator of network radio's first drama series devoted entirely to
the supernatural.Very nicely done in an affordable trade paperback
(with, I should add, a beautiful cover by Alice Pfeiffer--a name
I'm not familiar with but hope to see more of), THE WITCH'S TALE
presents 13 of Cole's best stories. What sets the author's horror
plays apart from others of the day is that when the menace is
finally unmasked at the climax it's not the disgruntled university
scientist or scheming wife, but, more often than not, really truly
a sea monster, vampire, or (as in the opening story, "The Image") a
demonic idol. Alonzo Deen Cole's THE WITCH'S TALE represents the
closest we ever came to having a WEIRD TALES radio show. - Bare
Bones Magazine I have a copy of this and I want to say that it is
worth every penny if you are at all a fan of the macabre. Not only
is the introduction informative (you can learn a lot about this
series), the scripts are a great read. The book is attractive and
well bound for easy reading. - Jim WidnerThis is a rare opportunity
to venture back in time and experience horror purely through your
imagination. And this is the real stuff: vampires, ghosts,
werewolves, severed heads, devil worship and more. A horror fan's
delight. - Hellnotes Newsletter It's not often that we get to look
back at the creation of an entire art form. The Witch's Tale is
certainly that-the true inception of the radio horror show in
America. That recordings for these scripts are as yet unavailable
only adds to their significance. - John Dunning, noted radio
historian and author of On The Air and Tune In Yesterday
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