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They were pioneers of modern entertainment: theirs was the first
serial program specifically devised for broadcast, and the first to
feature continuing characters. They invented the concept of
broadcast syndication. At its height, their show was required
nightly listening for a third of the nation. Many still remember it
fondly - just not in polite company. ""Amos 'n' Andy"", the
creation of Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden, has been excoriated
as a 'nightly racial slur', an unpleasant artifact of America's
racist past. Most critical evaluations are based upon the show's
later television and radio episodes aired after Correll and Gosden
had surrendered creative control, and ignore the bulk of their work
- over 4000 radio episodes, carefully penned by the actors, which
differ markedly from the later works. Their legacy is undoubtedly
mixed, but a close examination of those early radio scripts, many
the only surviving record of a show, offers surprising insight into
""Amos 'n' Andy"" and begs for a fair assessment of Charles Correll
and Freeman Gosden's place in radio history. This critical
reexamination of ""Amos 'n' Andy"", the pioneering creation of
Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden, presents an unapologetic but
balanced view lacking in most treatments. It relies upon an
untapped resource - thousands of pages of scripts from the show's
nearly forgotten earliest version, which most clearly reflected the
vision of its creators. Consequently, it provides fresh insights
and in part refutes the usual blanket condemnations of this
groundbreaking show. The text incorporates numerous script
excerpts, provides key background information, and acknowledges the
show's importance to radio broadcasting and modern entertainment. A
stunning group of photographs enhance the text, which includes an
appendix of ratings and cast and crew information as well as notes,
bibliography and index.
For the millions of kids who love dogs, this book tells the stories
of 8 amazing canines through the ages whose actions influenced the
course of history. Author Liz MacLeod's kid-friendly, narrative
style captures the time and place when the events took place as
well as the sense of adventure that colors every story. Among the
dogs featured are Stubby, a mutt who rescued American soldiers in
the trenches of WWI, Buddy, the first seeing-eye-dog in North
America, Brandy, a German Shepherd who discovered a bomb aboard a
plane, and Seaman, the Newfoundland, who accompanied Lewis and
Clark, helping them complete their expedition by protecting them
from wild animals and providing them with food. Scattered
throughout the book are side bars filled with information about the
exploits of many other dogs as well as the history, habits, and
characteristics of various breeds.
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The Closet (Hardcover)
R Scott McLeod, Elizabeth McLeod
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R495
Discovery Miles 4 950
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Kindred Hands, a collection of previously unpublished letters by
women writers, explores the act and art of writing from diverse
perspectives and experiences. The letters illuminate such issues as
authorship, aesthetics, collaboration, inspiration, and authorial
intent. By focusing on letters that deal with authorship, the
editors reveal a multiplicity of perspectives on female authorship
that would otherwise require visits to archives and special
collections. Representing some of the most important female writers
of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including
transatlantic correspondents, women of color, canonical writers,
regional writers, and women living in the British empire, ""Kindred
Hands"" will enliven scholarship on a host of topics, including
reception theory, feminist studies, social history, composition
theory, modernism, and nineteenth-century studies. Moreover,
because it represents previously unpublished primary sources, the
collection will initiate new discussions on race, class, sexuality,
ethnicity, and gender with an eye to writing at the turn of the
twentieth century. Jennifer Cognard-Black, an assistant professor
of English at St. Mary's College of Maryland, is the author of
""Narrative in the Professional Age: Transatlantic Readings of
Harriet Beecher Stowe, George Eliot, and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps""
and a coauthor of ""Advancing Rhetoric"". Elizabeth MacLeod Walls
teaches in the Department of English at Nebraska Wesleyan
University and serves as the executive director of a Lilly
Endowment grant, supporting continuing education in Nebraska.
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