Satan in the dance hall
Subtitle: Rev. John Roach Straton, social dancing, and morality in 1920s New York City
By: Ralph G. Giordano.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780810861466
Subjects: Straton, John Roach, -- 1875-1929; Ballroom dancing -- New York (State) -- New York -- History; Dance halls -- New York (State) -- New York -- History; United States -- Social conditions -- 1918-1932
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The war, the flu, and New York City; title: Dr. Straton tells of buying drinks; title: The dance of death and Satan's circus; title: The dance masters respond to issues of morality; title: Flappers and the dance of life; title: The devil's music and the Scopes trial; title: Searching for Satan in the dance hall; title: Fighting the devil in modern Babylon; title: Eulogy for the last dragon-slayer.