American fun : four centuries of joyous revolt / John Beckman.

Author: Beckman, John.

Edition Statement:1st ed.

Imprint:New York : Pantheon, 2014.

Descriptionxxv, 402 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Note:1.The Forefather of American Fun -- 2.Jack Tar, Unbound -- 3.Technologies of Fun -- 4.A California Education -- 5.Selling It Back to the People -- 6.Barnumizing America -- 7.Merry Mount Goes Mainstream -- 8."Joyous Revolt": The "New Negro" and the "New Woman" -- 9.Zoot Suit Riots -- 10.A California Education, Redux -- 11.Revolution for the Hell of It -- 12.Mustangers Have More Fun -- 13.Doing It Yourself, Getting the Joke.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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