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"...Hamilton wisely resists the kiss-and-tell temptation. Instead, her strategy is to define the space around West, brilliantly evoking the New York of the Teens and 20s, and expertly bringing to life the scandals and the arguments that West constantly stirred up in her wake. The result is a fascinating study of early Broadway, the end of vaudeville and the descent of burlesque into pornography, as well as a study of West herself."Hamilton, Marybeth is the author of 'When I'm Bad, I'm Better Mae West, Sex, and American Entertainment', published 1997 under ISBN 9780520210943 and ISBN 0520210948.
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