American Picture Palaces

American Picture Palaces
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Publisher : Prentice Hall
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015035283731
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Book Synopsis American Picture Palaces by : David Naylor

Download or read book American Picture Palaces written by David Naylor and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1991 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heavily illustrated history of the motion picture theater in the US. Some 250 photos--65 in excellent color (many of the bandw are poor)--demonstrate the extravagance of the great years between the wars. Naylor gives deservedly short shrift to the plain latter day movie houses. A bargain at $20. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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