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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDescribes a huge cultural phenomenon focusing on the debate about the morality of social dancing. * Foreword Reviews, January 2009 *
This is a book of amazing revelations, leaving no doubt that jazz culture was more threatening than punk. * Djhistory.Com, Fall 2009 *
An in-depth examination of the clash between morality and modernism in New York City in the 1920s. * Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie, March 2009 *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Acknowledgments Part 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1. The War, the Flu, and New York City Chapter 4 2. Dr. Straton Tells of Buying Drinks Chapter 5 3. The Dance of Death and Satan's Circus Chapter 6 4. The Dance Masters Respond to Issues of Morality Chapter 7 5. Flappers and the Dance of Life Chapter 8 6. The Devil's Music and the Scopes Trial Chapter 9 7. Searching for Satan in the Dance Hall Chapter 10 8. Fighting the Devil in Modern Babylon Chapter 11 9. Eulogy for The Last Dragon-Slayer Part 12 Bibliography Part 13 Index Part 14 About the Author