Books written by Ralph G. Giordano
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Social Dancing in America: Fair Terpsichore to the Ghost Dance, 1607-1900
After 1788 , one of the better known “ Hornpipes ” in America was actually a Country - dance devised by John Griffith ( sometimes Griffiths ) named " Fisher's Hornpipe . ” Griffith was a Dance Master ( see later in this chapter ) in New ...
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Country & Western Dance
Discusses the uniquely American history of country and western dance, from the 1920s to the present.
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Pop Goes the Decade: The Fifties
The following year, he starred in Loving You and Jailhouse Rock, followed by King Creole in 1958. ... The popularity of Elvis Presley and Rock 'n' Roll can in no way be underestimated. ... American Decades: 1950–1959.
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Satan in the Dance Hall: Rev. John Roach Straton, Social Dancing, and Morality in 1920s New York City
Elizabeth Israels Perry, Belle Moskowitz: Feminine Politics and the Exercise of Power in the Age offllfi'ed E. Smith (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987), 39. 14. Born as Belle Linder, she married and went by the name Belle Linder ...
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Social Dancing in America: Lindy Hop to Hip Hop, 1901-2000
This two volume set relates the history of the most popular social dances, where they began, which dances survived the test of time and why, and what attracted American men...
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Pop Goes the Decade: The Fifties
... plastic disc were sold. Frisbee games were popular on college campuses and it was viewed as a “counter-culture ... History,” n.p.). THE HULA HOOP AND BUBBLE GUM CARDS In 1958, Wham-O created the biggest fad of the century—the hula hoop ...
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Pop Goes the Decade: The Fifties
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Timeline -- Background and Introduction -- Exploring Popular Culture -- 1.
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Fun and Games in Twentieth-Century America: A Historical Guide to Leisure
Throughout the 20th century, America underwent rapid change, from horses and buggies, through two world wars, and finally to the arrival of the Internet. But Americans have always needed time...