Popular Amusements in Horse & Buggy America

Popular Amusements in Horse & Buggy America

Popular Amusements in Horse & Buggy America

William L. Slout

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Editorial:
Wildside Press
Año de edición:
2009
Materia
Deportes y recreación al aire libre
ISBN:
9780893704612
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Well-known theatre and circus historian William L. Slout here collects together 29 first-hand accounts of 19th- and early 20th-century popular amusements, including summer resorts, watering places, agricultural fairs, World’s Fairs, the circus, vaudeville, theatre, and amusement parks. Complete with index, introduction, and contemporaneous illustrations. 3

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