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Swinging Sisters

Swinging Sisters

Swinging Sisters

Madonna Dries Christensen

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iUniverse
Año de edición:
2004
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9780595331864
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Swinging Sisters is a one-of-a-kind book, because there is no other story like it.Come along for the ride with a Depression era all-girl band as they tour the country in a 1928 Packard hearse. The Texas Rangerettes garner headlines in Variety and Billboard for several years before taking a fork in the road that subsequently has Paramount Studio cameramen camping on the women’s doorstep hoping to film a history-making event featuring four band members.Based on a true story, Swinging Sisters celebrates the life of a family rooted in the Irish famine who achieves success and happiness in two diverse careers. 3

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