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Book Synopsis
Olesker's doo-wop portrait of Baltimore is nostalgic, but it has a hard edge.

Trade Review
Front Stoops in the Fifties is a fascinating read; one which convincingly makes the case that what was happening in the Baltimore of the 1950s was a microcosm of the shift that was happening all across America. The shocking part is just how relevant these stories remain today. Baltimore Post-Examiner

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
The Day the Fifties Ended
White Boy at Doo-Wop's Dawning
Thrown Together on Both Sides
Time and Opportunity
The Original Cast of Grease
The Vice Man Cometh
The Most Hated Woman in America
The Diner Guy
"I Am an American, Too"
Hello Towson, Hello Pikesville
The Sun Sheds Its Light
The Day the Sixties Started
Notes on Sources

Front Stoops in the Fifties

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    A Paperback / softback by Michael Olesker

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/01/2018
      ISBN13: 9781421424255, 978-1421424255
      ISBN10: 1421424258

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Olesker's doo-wop portrait of Baltimore is nostalgic, but it has a hard edge.

      Trade Review
      Front Stoops in the Fifties is a fascinating read; one which convincingly makes the case that what was happening in the Baltimore of the 1950s was a microcosm of the shift that was happening all across America. The shocking part is just how relevant these stories remain today. Baltimore Post-Examiner

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments
      The Day the Fifties Ended
      White Boy at Doo-Wop's Dawning
      Thrown Together on Both Sides
      Time and Opportunity
      The Original Cast of Grease
      The Vice Man Cometh
      The Most Hated Woman in America
      The Diner Guy
      "I Am an American, Too"
      Hello Towson, Hello Pikesville
      The Sun Sheds Its Light
      The Day the Sixties Started
      Notes on Sources

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