Eccentric Nation
Eccentric Nation

Author: Stephen Albert Rohs

Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 0838641385

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The book takes as its point of departure the notion that a nation's music and performance culture was, in the nineteenth century, conceived of as the voice of its people. From ballads to parades to plays to orations, these cultural forms carried the burden of staging an identity for the national community and for the onlooking eyes of outsiders.

Gadget Nation
Gadget Nation

Author: Steve Greenberg

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 140273686X

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Whether you're a would-be entrepreneur, a hard-core geek, or just a gadget lover, it is hard to imagine a bigger thrill than inventing something and sharing your creation with the world--and maybe even making a profit somewhere along the way. Gadget Nation celebrates that spirit through the irresistible, often quirky stories of more than 100 amateur inventors and their gizmos, from lighted slippers to an alarm clock that rolls away from you when you reach for the snooze button.

A to Z of American Women Leaders and Activists
A to Z of American Women Leaders and Activists

Author: Donna Hightower-Langston

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2014-05-14

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1438107927

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Presents biographical profiles of American women leaders and activists, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.

Irish Stereotypes in Vaudeville, 1865-1905
Irish Stereotypes in Vaudeville, 1865-1905

Author: Jennifer Mooney

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-09-16

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 1137476621

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Vaudeville is often viewed as the source of some of the crude stereotypes that positioned the Irish immigrant in America as the antithesis of native-born American citizens. Using primary archival material, Mooney argues that the vaudeville stage was an important venue in which an Irish-American identity was constructed, negotiated, and refined.