Entertainment in the Old West theater, music, circuses, medicine shows, prizefighting and other popular amusements /
"This exploration of the heyday of popular theater and other entertainments of the Old West chronicles its emergence and growth from 1850 to the early twentieth century. Here is the story of the men and women who provided myriad types of entertainment in the Old West, and brought excitement, la...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Corporate Author: | |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
2011.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
MARC
| LEADER | 00000nam a2200000 a 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 0000134332 | ||
| 005 | 20171002061249.0 | ||
| 006 | m u | ||
| 007 | cr cn||||||||| | ||
| 008 | 110330s2011 ncua sb 001 0 eng d | ||
| 010 | |z 2011013292 | ||
| 020 | |z 9780786462803 (softcover : alk. paper) | ||
| 020 | |z 9780786486458 (e-book) | ||
| 035 | |a (CaPaEBR)ebr10470340 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)728658175 | ||
| 040 | |a CaPaEBR |c CaPaEBR | ||
| 043 | |a n-usp-- | ||
| 050 | 1 | 4 | |a PN2273.W4 |b A36 2011eb |
| 082 | 0 | 4 | |a 791.0978/09041 |2 22 |
| 100 | 1 | |a Agnew, Jeremy. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Entertainment in the Old West |h [electronic resource] : |b theater, music, circuses, medicine shows, prizefighting and other popular amusements / |c Jeremy Agnew. |
| 260 | |a Jefferson, N.C. : |b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, |c 2011. | ||
| 300 | |a ix, 231 p. : |b ill. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a On with the show -- Entertainment for everyone -- Women as actresses -- Strutting their stuff -- Bright lights of the Pacific Coast -- Theaters across the Old West -- A few of the famous -- The amateurs -- Medicine shows -- Motley pleasures -- The Wild West shows -- Afterword : the stage lights dim. | |
| 520 | |a "This exploration of the heyday of popular theater and other entertainments of the Old West chronicles its emergence and growth from 1850 to the early twentieth century. Here is the story of the men and women who provided myriad types of entertainment in the Old West, and brought excitement, laughter and tears to generations of pioneers"--Provided by publisher. | ||
| 533 | |a Electronic reproduction. |b Palo Alto, Calif. : |c ebrary, |d 2011. |n Available via World Wide Web. |n Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Theater |z West (U.S.) |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Performing arts |z West (U.S.) |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Amusements |z United States |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Electronic books. |2 local | |
| 710 | 2 | |a ebrary, Inc. | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10470340 |z An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
| 908 | |a 170314 | ||
| 942 | 0 | 0 | |c EB |
| 999 | |c 123481 |d 123481 | ||