Ticket Scalping: An American History, 1850-2005
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Ticket scalping is as much an American staple as apple pie. Beginning as early as the mid-1800s, scalpers, known as ""sidewalk men,"" were charging all the traffic would bear for event tickets. Although these speculators were generally viewed as pariahs and public opinion was against the practice, legal attempts to limit their activities were far from successful. Boston enacted laws as early as 1873, while Pennsylvania followed suit in 1884. Still,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0786428058
ISBN13:9780786428052
Release Date:November 2006
Publisher:McFarland and Company, Inc.
Length:268 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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