Show Boat by Edna Ferber, HC/DJ, 1926 Grosset & Dunlap

Description: Show Boatby Edna Ferber Copyright 1926 Published by Grosset & Dunlap: New York, NY Show Boat is Edna Ferber’s classic love letter to the Mississippi River and the showboats that drifted up and down its waters. The novel chronicles the lives of three generations of performers on the Cotton Blossom, a floating theater on a steamboat that cruises along the river from the 1880s to the 1920s. Taking us from the Reconstruction Era of the South to Gilded Age Chicago and New York City in the Roaring Twenties, the story begins when Captain Andy Hawks, a former riverboat owner, buys a new show boat, the Cotton Blossom, and assembles a diverse acting cast to perform on board. Joined by his no-nonsense wife Parthy and their beautiful daughter Magnolia, the crew traverses the United States, bringing joy, heartbreak, song, and dance to the masses – all while striving to keep their own lives together.Since its original publication, Show Boat has become a beloved favorite, revived repeatedly to entertain generations on Broadway (by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II) and in film - with haunting and lyrical songs such as “Old Man River” and “Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man of Mine.” This edition is marked as a "new edition at a reduced price made possible by use of the same plates made for the original edition." Hardcover with dust jacket. Not ex-library. Dust jacket is faded on spine and has some nicks and tears. Inscription and tanning on endpaper. Binding seems tight and pages have no folds, tears, or notes in margins. Your purchase supports the Free Library of Northampton Township

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