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The Show Must Go On: How the Deaths of Lead Actors Have Affected Television Series (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Offering a behind-the-scenes look at some of America's favorite television programs during their darkest hours, this study examines how various hit series have absorbed the death of a lead actor during production.
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Big Ed Walsh: The Life and Times of a Spitballing Hall of Famer (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Describes Walsh's life and 14-year playing career, with special discussion of the spitball, a pitch that profoundly affected his fortunes -... Læs mere
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Blue Vaudeville: Sex, Morals and the Mass Marketing of Amusement, 1895-1915 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Reveals the often racy, ribald, and sexually charged nature of the vaudeville stage, looking at an array of provocative... Læs mere
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Booking Hawaii Five-O: An Episode Guide and Critical History of the 1968-1980 Television Detective Series (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
On September 26, 1968, ""Hawaii Five-O"" premiered on CBS. This work covers the show's history,... Læs mere
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Stanley Kubrick and the Art of Adaptation: Three Novels, Three Films (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Paring a novel into a two-hour film is an arduous task for even the best screenwriters and directors. This work analyzes Stanley... Læs mere
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Universal-International Westerns, 1947-1963: The Complete Filmography (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
From 1947 through 1963, the merged studios of Universal and International produced highly entertaining westerns that ranged from... Læs mere
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Television Western Players of the Fifties: A Biographical Encyclopedia of All Regular Cast Members in Western Series, 1949-1959 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Many of the stars of the nearly 75 westerns went on to become American icons... Læs mere
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Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Examining science fiction author Hugo Gernsback's career, this work explores the many ways in which his work influenced the genre. It summarizes the... Læs mere
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James Still: Critical Essays on the Dean of Appalachian Literature (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Best known as the author of the acclaimed novel ""River of Earth"" (1940), Alabama native James Still is one of the most critically... Læs mere
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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates and the Making of a President (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The Lincoln-Douglas senatorial debates of 1858 marked a significant crossroads in the political career of Abraham Lincoln. This work discusses... Læs mere
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The Yankees in the Early 1960s (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Features a history of the New York Yankees over the years which saw them at the top of the American League and at the bottom. Based upon interviews with former players,... Læs mere
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El Birdos: The 1967 and 1968 St. Louis Cardinals (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
In 1953, August A Busch purchased the St Louis Cardinals for nearly four million dollars. His dream included not only the best players money could buy but... Læs mere
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