American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee by Karen Abbott

American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee

Karen Abbott

422 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction biography history dark informative sad medium-paced

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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 Gyps...

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