They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
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"Sordid, pathetic, senselessly exciting. . . has the immediacy and the significance of a nerve-shattering explosion." - The New Republic The depression of the 1930s led people to desperate measures to survive. The marathon dance craze, which flourished at that time, seemed a simple way for people to
… More »"Sordid, pathetic, senselessly exciting. . . has the immediacy and the significance of a nerve-shattering explosion." - The New Republic The depression of the 1930s led people to desperate measures to survive. The marathon dance craze, which flourished at that time, seemed a simple way for people to earn extra money dancing the hours away for cash, for weeks at a time. But the underside of that craze was filled with a competition and violence unknown to most ballrooms. Horace McCoy was born near Nashville, Tennessee in 1897. His novels include I Should Have Stayed Home (1938), and Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1948).
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