Stronger and stranger than any fiction, this documentary account of the breathtaking historic figures who peopled the Ragtime era floods the imagination with fresh insights into the thoughts and deeds of the people who made the America of today. With 250 authentic period photographs. J.P. Morgan. Stanford White. Evelyn Nesbit. Emma Goldman. Henry Ford. Teddy Roosevelt. Sigmund Freud. Mary Baker Eddy. Anthony Comstock. Havelock Ellis. Joseph Pulitzer. Harry Houdini. Admiral Peary. John Barrymore. William Randolph Hearst and many others.
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Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 0448125536-7-1-29
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0448125536I5N00
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # GRP69504241
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair / with Protective Cover. Some rubbing, edgewear and corner bumping. Text is clean and tight in binding, no ownership or other markings. Due to size, this book will require additional shipping outside the U.S. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 072290
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
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Seller: W. Lamm, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. 245 pages. They Were Ragtime leads you through the entire era (1892 - 1917) with spellbinding detail, and with 250 period photographs. A touch of shelf wear and storage rubbing to dustjacket, otherwise a fine copy protected in a new Mylar cover. The book appears unread, and looks New. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. No remainder mark. Not ex-library.; 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 02825
Seller: Arnold M. Herr, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Large quarto. B&W illustrations. Condition: DJ price-clipped with minor wear; else very good in good DJ. 245 pages. Seller Inventory # 5307
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
1976 Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked (tear to lower spine edge) dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 245 pages; Description: 245 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. Subjects: United States--Social life and customs--1865-1918. 4 Kg. Seller Inventory # 70978