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Dancing in paradise, burning in hell : women in maine's historic working class dance industry /
Historian Trudy Irene Scee explores the dance industries of Maine, how they were effected by national events, and how events in Maine effected national trends. She explores the difficulties women faced in the early 20th century and how they turned to new forms of entertainment to make money and pay...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Camden, Maine :
Down East Books,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Historian Trudy Irene Scee explores the dance industries of Maine, how they were effected by national events, and how events in Maine effected national trends. She explores the difficulties women faced in the early 20th century and how they turned to new forms of entertainment to make money and pay for food and shelter. The focus of the book centers on the 1910s through the 1970s, but extends back into the 1800s, largely exploring the dance halls of the nineteenth century (be they saloons with hurdy-gurdy girls and the like, or dance halls with women performing the early forms of taxi- and bel. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 264 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781608935109 1608935108 |