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Language of American Popular Entertainment A Glossary of Argot, Slang, and Terminology
by Wilmeth, Don B.
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- ISBN-13: 9780313224973
- ISBN: 0313224978
- Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
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'œMost readers will learn a great deal about both entertainment and Americans from this exhaustive and fascinating book. Words and phrases from the worlds of the circus, carnival, vaudeville, medicine show, and puppet show (to name just a few) are carefully defined in a way that simultaneously enlightens and piques curiosity. The author's serious treatment of his subject, strengthened by the quality of the introduction and the selective bibliography, makes this an important and unique record of American cultural history'' Library JournalWilmeth, Don B. is the author of 'Language of American Popular Entertainment A Glossary of Argot, Slang, and Terminology' with ISBN 9780313224973 and ISBN 0313224978.
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