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The Chelsea girls : a novel / Fiona Davis.
From the dramatic redbrick facade to the sweeping staircase dripping with art, the Chelsea Hotel has long been New York City's creative oasis for the many artists, writers, musicians, actors, filmmakers, and poets who have called it home--a scene that playwright Hazel Riley and actress Maxine Mead are determined to use to their advantage. Yet they soon discover that the greatest obstacle to putting up a show on Broadway has nothing to do with their art, and everything to do with politics. A Red Scare is sweeping across America, and Senator Joseph McCarthy has started a witch hunt for Communists, with those in the entertainment industry in the crosshairs. As the pressure builds to name names, it is more than Hazel and Maxine's Broadway dreams that may suffer as they grapple with the terrible consequences, but also their livelihood, their friendship, and even their freedom.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781524744588 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1524744581 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 358 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2019]
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| Subject: | Chelsea Hotel > Fiction. Blacklisting of entertainers > Fiction. United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989 > Fiction. Friendship > Fiction. New York (N.Y.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 47 of 53 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Juniata County. (Show)
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- 1 current hold with 53 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Bethlehem Main Library | f (Text) | 33062009182099 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem South Side Branch | f (Text) | 33062009419244 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cambria County Library | FICTION Dav (Text) | 85131001686683 | CACM Fiction | Available | - |
| Clymer Library | FIC Dav (Text) | 32596000433036 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Collinsville Community Library | Adults DAV Fiction (Text) | 34259000482622 | Adult Area | Available | - |
| Coudersport Public Library | FIC DAV (Text) | 30183000941144 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Degenstein Community Library | FIC DAVIS (Text)
Memorial:
GIBBS In Memory of BARBARA GIBBS by Greg Follmer. (DEGB)
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35031301132800 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Easton Main Library | DAVIS (Text) | 31901004372365 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Easton Palmer Branch | DAVIS (Text)
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EAPL - Presented to the Palmer Branch by June & Harry Thornton.
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31901004377778 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Forest City | F DAVI (Text) | 38000000600441 | SSQF Main Floor | Available | - |
Summary:
From the dramatic redbrick facade to the sweeping staircase dripping with art, the Chelsea Hotel has long been New York City's creative oasis for the many artists, writers, musicians, actors, filmmakers, and poets who have called it home--a scene that playwright Hazel Riley and actress Maxine Mead are determined to use to their advantage. Yet they soon discover that the greatest obstacle to putting up a show on Broadway has nothing to do with their art, and everything to do with politics. A Red Scare is sweeping across America, and Senator Joseph McCarthy has started a witch hunt for Communists, with those in the entertainment industry in the crosshairs. As the pressure builds to name names, it is more than Hazel and Maxine's Broadway dreams that may suffer as they grapple with the terrible consequences, but also their livelihood, their friendship, and even their freedom.
