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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub
Published: Aug 2005
Genre: Fiction - Literary
Retail Price: $17.00
Pages: 320
As a teenager, Mose Sharp goes into vaudeville after the death of his sister. He takes up with Rocky Carter, and as Carter and Sharp they find fame and fortune as comedians on the circuit. McCracken's novel explores not only the complex relationship of the two men but the phenomenon of vaudeville and its decline, as it gives way to the up-and-coming movie industry. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001.