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Entertainment in the Old West: Theater, Music, Circuses, Medicine Shows, Prizefighting and Other Popular Amusements
Entertainment in the Old West Theater Music Circuses Medicine Shows Prizefighting and Other Popular Amusements
Author: Jeremy Agnew
Miners, loggers, railroad men, and others flooded into the American West after the discovery of gold in 1848, and entertainers seeking to fill the demand for distraction from the workers' daily toil soon followed. Actors, actresses and traveling troupes crisscrossed the American frontier, performing in tents, saloons, fancy theaters, and the ope...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780786462803
ISBN-10: 0786462809
Publication Date: 5/3/2011
Pages: 241
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Publisher: Mcfarland
Book Type: Paperback
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