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Handbook of Old-Time Radio: A Comprehensive Guide to Golden Age Radio...
by Swartz, Jon D.; Reinehr, Robert C. | HC | Good
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- ISBN
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- Book Title
- Handbook of Old-Time Radio : a Comprehensive Guide to Golden Age Radio Listening and Collecting
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 1995
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Performing Arts
- Topic
- Radio, Radio / Référence, Radio / General
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- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 825 Pages
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Intended for both the casual listener and the serious hobbyist or researcher, this one-volume handbook includes a descriptive log of more than 2,000 different programs, with casts, announcers, network, length of program, duration of appearance, availability, and, where appropriate, story lines; categorized logs of more than 4,500 programs, organized by type of program; separate characters covering each type of program, with historical information and guidelines for researching and understanding each category of old-time radio programming; descriptions of the better-known premiums offered during radio's Golden Age; a history of the networks; a chapter on resources available for those interested in acquiring old-time programs, reference material, and/or memorabilia; and indexes of over 8,000 performers and program titles.
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Publisher
Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0810825902
ISBN-13
9780810825901
eBay Product ID (ePID)
395028
Product Key Features
Book Title
Handbook of Old-Time Radio : a Comprehensive Guide to Golden Age Radio Listening and Collecting
Number of Pages
825 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1995
Topic
Radio, Radio / Référence, Radio / General
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Performing Arts
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
20
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Public and academic libraries and old-time radio buffs will enrich their radio-history collections with the comprehensive Handbook of Old-Time Radio>, ...an excellent old time radio 'Bible'...a solid piece of scholarship...Serious hobbyists and researchers will find it invaluable....a browser's delight....Anyone with an appreciation for nostalgia will thoroughly enjoy Swartz and Reinehr's book., ...a carefully indexed guide...Libraries with full collections on broadcasting should consider this volume.... and hard-core collectors should have one on their shelves. This is a classic labor of love and pulls a good deal of information together in one place., ...a good one-stop source for information about Old-Time Radio....covers so much more information in a single, usable source that public and academic libraries with an interest in Old-Time Radio, broadcasting, popular culture, or history will find this a welcome addition., Public and academic libraries and old-time radio buffs will enrich their radio-history collections with the comprehensive Handbook of Old-Time Radio>>>>, Information on the production and airing of these shows has previously been widely scattered and often accessible, but the Handbook ... brings it all home in one volume... remarkably comprehensive...easy-to-use..., ...the best old-time radio book published since 1976.... this is definitely a book all OTR buffs can use..., Information on the production and airing of these shows has previously been widely scattered and often accessible, but the Handbook... brings it all home in one volume... remarkably comprehensive...easy-to-use..., ...impressive reference to the Golden Age of radio...It is intended for both the casual listener to programs from radio's Golden Age as well as the serious hobbyist or researcher....Collectors will find highly useful descriptions...importance of Handbook...cannot be overstated. A tremendous body of research, it belongs in every collector's library., This book intends to provide scholars and hobbyists a comprehensive, one-volume guide to OTR....a worthy addition to any library with an interest in popular culture, popular entertainment, or mass media and broadcasting., ...impressive reference to the Golden Age of radio...It is intended for both the casual listener to programs from radio's Golden Age as well as the serious hobbyist or researcher....Collectors will find highly useful descriptions...importance of Handbook ...cannot be overstated. A tremendous body of research, it belongs in every collector's library., ...very adequately provides the needed information, including number of programs available for each performer, to make delightful browsing for any and all people..., ...an invaluable listing of all the famous old shows, with information on what's available today on tape and how to order...
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92-042120
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791.44750973
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Pn1991.3.U6.S93 1993
Copyright Date
1993
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