"It was Play Or Starve"

Author: John Hanners

Publisher: Popular Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9780879725877

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Unearths the personalities and experiences of touring and itinerant popular entertainers in 19th-century America. Drawing on both primary and secondary sources, describes life and work on the showboats, among the small towns, and in the big cities; and the financial difficulties, the physical dangers, the social prejudices, and cultural barriers. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $15.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR