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Subtitle: the dawn of American radio
By: Anthony Rudel.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harcourt
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Orlando, Fla
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9780151012756
Subjects: Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Milford Kansas, population 200 not counting animals; title: Understanding radio technology requires a leap of faith; title: Postwar America was awash in new and exciting businesses ripe for development; title: The 1920s was a decade of fads; title: By the end of 1922 it had become clear that people would actually sit at home and listen to the radio; title: As a broadcaster, Dr. Brinkley followed the rules; title: The image was oddly familiar; title: April 11, 1921 : Pittsburgh's Motor Square Garden; title: June 1927 : the cruiser Memphis steamed across the Atlantic; title: Sinclair Lewis's controversial 1927 novel Elmer Gantry presented a cynical view of religious revivalists; title: In its earliest incarnation vaudeville was variety; title: On the very day that Rudy Vallee's NBC Network Radio show debuted; title: New Year's Day 1930; title: In a nation where thousands of hours of local radio programming and countless more hours of network shows; title: For legions of the unemployed, the dawn of 1932 was dark; title: Radio's entry into the mainstream of American life had begun just twelve years earlier; title: The period between the November 1932 election and Roosevelt's March 4, 1933 inauguration; title: Author's note : Living in this world of 24/7 communication