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American Rose
American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee | Karen Abbott
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER America was flying high in the Roaring Twenties. Then, almost overnight, the Great Depression brought it crashing down. When the dust settled, people were primed for a star who could distract them from reality. Enter Gypsy Rose Lee, a strutting, bawdy, erudite stripper who possessed a gift for delivering exactly what America needed. With her superb narrative skills and eye for detail, Karen Abbott brings to life an era of ambition, glamour, struggle, and survival. Using exclusive interviews and never-before-published material, she vividly delves into Gypsys world, including her intense triangle relationship with her sister, actress June Havoc, and their formidable mother, Rose, a petite but ferocious woman who literally killed to get her daughters on the stage. Weaving in the compelling saga of the Minskysfour scrappy brothers from New York City who would pave the way for Gypsy Rose Lees brand of burlesque and transform the entertainment landscapeKaren Abbott creates a rich account of a legend whose sensational tale of tragedy and triumph embodies the American Dream.
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Pageturner1
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Got the book today @Mynameisacolour
#lmpbc

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rachelm
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A book for #lmpbc. Never seen GYPSY, and did not know anything about her but enjoyed this book. Some of the mixed up timelines were confusing but in general, an interesting read.

Posed with my kids‘ play money 😂😂

rachelm Headed your way today @Mynameisacolour ! 4y
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Deblovestoread
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In late spring, across a stretch of former wasteland in Flushing Meadows, Queens, a quarter-million people pay 50 cents to forget and to dream.

#FirstLineFridays
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knp4597
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Best definition I‘ve ever seen 😂😂😂

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rubyslippersreads
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Louise (later to be known as Gypsy Rose Lee) sings to her little lamb as she ponders her real age. #HappyBirthday @CrowCAH ! #melodiousmusicals

CrowCAH Thank you @rubyslippersreads ! I don‘t have to ponder my age, I know it lol 😂 7y
rubyslippersreads @CrowCAH 😂🎂🎂🎂 7y
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Dolly
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This weekends haul all for $1.75!

AmandaL Wow! 👍 7y
Jas16 Amazing! 7y
valeriegeary Good work! 7y
DrSabrinaMoldenReads I loved the book, "Hawaii" 7y
Dolly @Joyfulmimi Good to know because it certainly is a commitment. 7y
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Brie
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A fascinating biography of Gypsy Rose Lee, who reinvented herself from a child vaudeville performer to a burlesque star in the 1920s. The book chronicles her rise to fame and infamy, as well as her complicated relationships with her demanding stage mother and actress June Havoc, her sister. An excellent snapshot of an ambitious woman whose career pushed boundaries in American entertainment.

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Kat_Reads
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After almost 4 hours of work, my library is organized!

Bookzombie That has to be satisfying. 🙂 8y
OrangeMooseReads 😀 looks good 8y
LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 8y
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LauraBrook Beautiful! And so satisfying to ogle, isn't it? 8y
Kat_Reads @Bookzombie you have no idea! My living room has been covered in books all week! 8y
Kat_Reads @LauraBrook I know! I wanted to stand and stare all night! 8y
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