The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas write by Jim Cox. This book was released on 2009-07-17. The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The period from 1925 to 1960 was the heyday of the American Radio Soap Opera. In addition to being part of popular culture, the soap opera had important commercial aspects as well that were not only related to their production, but also to the desperate need to sell products or perish. Both sides of this story are traced in this comprehensive compendium. The dictionary section, made up of more than 500 cross-referenced entries, provides brief vignettes of the more popular and also less well-known 'soaps,' among them Back Stage Wife, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young's Family and The Guiding Light. Other entries evoke those who brought these programs to life: the actors, announcers, scriptwriters, networks, and even the sponsors. Nor are the basic themes, the stock characters and the gimmick, forgotten. The book's introduction defines the soap opera, examines the span of the radio serial, reviews its origins and its demise, and focuses on the character types that made up its denizens. The chronology outlines the period and the bibliography offers further reading. Together, these elements make a comprehensive reference work that researchers will find invaluable long into the future.
Historical Dictionary of American Radio Soap Operas
Historical Dictionary of American Radio Soap Operas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Historical Dictionary of American Radio Soap Operas write by Jim Cox. This book was released on 2005-11-15. Historical Dictionary of American Radio Soap Operas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The period from 1925 to 1960 was the heyday of the American Radio Soap Opera. In addition to being part of popular culture, the soap opera had important commercial aspects as well that were not only related to their production, but also to the desperate need to sell products or perish. Both sides of this story are traced in this comprehensive compendium. The dictionary section, made up of more than 500 cross-referenced entries, provides brief vignettes of the more popular and also less well-known 'soaps,' among them Back Stage Wife, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young's Family and The Guiding Light. Other entries evoke those who brought these programs to life: the actors, announcers, scriptwriters, networks, and even the sponsors. Nor are the basic themes, the stock characters and the gimmick, forgotten. The book's introduction defines the soap opera, examines the span of the radio serial, reviews its origins and its demise, and focuses on the character types that made up its denizens. The chronology outlines the period and the bibliography offers further reading. Together, these elements make a comprehensive reference work that researchers will find invaluable long into the future.
The Great Radio Soap Operas
The Great Radio Soap Operas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Great Radio Soap Operas write by Jim Cox. This book was released on 1999. The Great Radio Soap Operas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The A to Z of American Theater
The A to Z of American Theater - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The A to Z of American Theater write by James Fisher. This book was released on 2009. The A to Z of American Theater available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The period of 1880 to 1929 is the richest theater era in American history, certainly in the number of plays produced and significant artists, as well as in the centrality of theater in the lives of Americans. As the impact of European modernism gradually seeped into American theater during the 1880s and 1890s, more traditional forms of theater gave way to futurism, symbolism, surrealism, and expressionism. Such playwrights as Eugene O'Neill, George Kelly, Elmer Rice, Philip Barry, and George S. Kaufman ushered in the golden age of American drama." "The A to Z of American Theater: Modernism focuses on legitimate drama, both as influenced by modernism in Europe and by the popular entertainment that also enlivened the era. This is accomplished through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced entries on plays, music, playwrights, performers, producers, critics, architects, designers, and costumes." --Book Jacket.
The A to Z of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I
The A to Z of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The A to Z of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I write by Kenneth J. Blume. This book was released on 2010-02-12. The A to Z of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The A to Z of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I provides a convenient introduction to a critical period of American diplomacy. The half-century from 1861 to 1914 formed a crucial time in the development of the American approach to the world, for the United States laid the foundations for its 20th century foreign policy. While the famed Monroe Doctrine insisted that no foreign power meddle in the American continent, it did not stop the U.S. from waging war against Spain, mixing in conflicts in Cuba, Chile, and Mexico, nor in backing independence for Panama, all the while acquiring smaller Pacific islands. The book includes: o An introductory essay outlining main themes and problems of the era o A chronology of main events o Over 1,000 separate cross-referenced dictionary entries exploring all aspects of American Diplomacy o Appendixes providing lists of presidents; secretaries of state, war, and navy; all American diplomatic ministers and ambassadors, and most U.S. consuls o A photographic section with images of significant individuals and locations o A bibliography facilitating further research
