The Adventures of Amos'n'andy: a Social History of an American Phenomenon by Ely, Melvin Patrick - 1991

[ Edition: Reprint ]. Good Condition. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] Publisher: Free Press Pub Date: 9/21/1992 Binding: Paperback Pages: 322

University of Virginia Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Free Press. Near fine with slightest of wear and a remainder mark on bottom edge. Otherwise looks bright and about new. . Near Fine. Soft cover. 1992.

Charlottesivlle, VA: University of Virginia Press, 2001. 322 pages. Illustrated. Small stain on underside of page ages.. 1st U. Press of Virginia Ed.. Soft Cover. Very Good. Television.

The Free Press, NY, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Royal octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine b & w dj with red and white lettering. 322 pp. with index. Giftable. examines the issue of racial stereotyping and with the issue of skin color as seen by radio show Amos 'N' Andy. Some Blacks did not like the show, while others saw it as a humane portrayal of African-American Life. It became the most popular radio show of all time.

NY:: Free Press,. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0029095026 . First printing. Remainder mark on bottom edge, else fine in a fine dust jacket. .

New York: The Free Press, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 322 pages with source notes, photographs and index. Forty million Americans indulged in a national obsession in 1930: They eagerly tuned in Amos 'n' Andy, the nightly radio serial in which a pair of white actors portrayed the adventures of two southern black men making a new life in a northern city. Brings a new and refreshing subtlety and complexity to our understanding of American racial attitudes as well as white, during the first half of the century. Light touch of edgewear to the dustjacket and a 1/4" tear to the bottom of the back cover, otherwise a very good dustjacket over a near fine book. Unread. Ships in well-padded box..

Paperback / softback. New. Focusing on ""Amos 'n' Andy"", a nightly American radio comedy in the 1930s, this text unveils a tale of America's shifting colour line, in which two professional directors of blackface minstrel shows produced a series so complex that it won admirers ranging from ultra-racists to racial egalitarians.

Free Press, New York, 1992. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. First Impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing detected in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Remainder mark. The cover has some crease marks but is in excellent condition overall. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. In 1930, 40 million Americans indulged in a national obsession nightly - they eagerly tuned to "Amos 'n' Andy", a radio serial created and acted by two white men about the adventures of two Southern blacks making a new life in a Northern city. Today, "Amos 'n' Andy" survives in the American language mainly as a synonym for racist stereotyping. But that verdict may not wholly explain why both black and white… Read More

Glencoe/Mcgraw-Hill, 1992. 1st. Paperback. New/New.