Lum and Abner: Rural America and the Golden Age of Radio
(Part of the New Directions in Southern History Series)
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In the 1930s radio stations filled the airwaves with programs and musical performances about rural Americans-farmers and small-town residents struggling through the Great Depression. One of the most popular of these shows was Lum and Abner, the brainchild of Chester "Chet" Lauck and Norris "Tuffy" Goff, two young businessmen from Arkansas. Beginning in 1931 and lasting for more than two decades, the show revolved around the lives of ordinary people in the fictional community of Pine Ridge, based
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813124697
ISBN13:9780813124698
Release Date:September 2007
Publisher:University Press of Kentucky
Length:280 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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