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The Great Depression led people to take 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 a competition and violence unknown to most ballrooms. A lurid tale of dancing and desperation, Horace McCoy's classic American novel captures the dark side of the 1930s.
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Horace McCoy
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Horace McCoy
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 144
- ISBN10
- 178816590X
- ISBN13
- 9781788165907
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Nature, Historical Fiction, Mystery Novels, Animals, Classics, USA, American Literature, 20th century, Death, Adapted for Film, Horses, Novellas, Marriage, Social Critique, Police, Noir, Actors and Actresses, Poverty, Dance, California, Hollywood
- First published
- 1935
- Original title
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- The Great Depression led people to take 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 a competition and violence unknown to most ballrooms. A lurid tale of dancing and desperation, Horace McCoy's classic American novel captures the dark side of the 1930s.