Dancing in Paradise Burning in Hell

Historian Trudy Irene Scee explores the dance industries of Maine how they were effected by national events and how events in Maine effected national trends. She explores the difficulties women faced in the early 20th century and how they turned to new forms of entertainment to make money and pay for food and shelter. The focus of the book centers on the 1910s through the 1970s but extends back into the 1800s largely exploring the dance halls of the nineteenth century (be they saloons with hurdy...See More