American rose a nation laid bare : the life and times of Gypsy Rose Lee

Abbott, Karen 1973- (Author).

Summary: The author of the acclaimed "New York Times" bestseller "Sin in the Second City" returns with the gripping and expansive story of America's coming-of-age--told through the extraordinary life of Gypsy Rose Lee and the world she survived and conquered.

Record details

ISBN: 9780679604563 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0679604561 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (xix, 422 p.) : ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Random House, c2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-397) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	New York World's Fair, 1940 -- Seattle, Washington, 1910s -- New York City, late spring 1912 -- New York City, fall 1940 -- Hollywood, California, 1916 -- Paris, France, summer 1916 -- Brooklyn, New York, fall 1940 -- Seattle, Washington, and on the Vaudeville circuit, 1917-1920 -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 1940 -- New York City, 1917-1920 -- Chicago, Illinois, 1941 -- On the Vaudeville circuit, 1920-1924 -- New York City, 1942 -- New York City, 1920-1924 -- Gypsy's country home, Highland Mills, New York, 1942 -- On the Vaudeville circuit, 1925-1928 -- Highland Mills and New York City, 1942-1943 -- New York City, 1925-1928 -- On and off the set of the Naked Genius, 1943 -- On the Vaudeville and Burlesque circuits, 1928-1930 -- New York City, 1943 -- New York City, 1928-1930 -- Hollywood and New York City, 1944 -- On the Burlesque circuit, 1930-1931 -- New York City, 1930-1931 --England, 1952-- New York City, 1931-1932 -- New York City, 1931-32 -- New York City and Nyack, New York, winter 1953-1954 -- New York City 1932-1936 -- New York City, 1932-1926 -- New York City, 1956-1959 -- Hollywood and New York City, 1937-1940 -- New York City, 1958-1959 -- New York City, 1969 -- Los Angeles, California, 1969-70 -- New York World's Fair, 1940.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.