Entertainment nation : how music, television, film, sports, and theater shaped the United States / edited by Kenneth Cohen and John W. Troutman ; foreword by KareemAbdul-Jabbar ; director's note by Anthea M. hartig ; principal photography by Jaclyn Nash.
"In association with the National Museum of American History."
Catalog of an ever-changing selection from its collection of theater, music, sports, movie and television objects held by the National Museum of American History under the banner of "Entertaiment Nation" exhibited since December 2022.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-261) and index.
Contents
Harmony and discord -- Signal and noise -- Comedy and tragedy -- Gaining and losing ground -- Heroes and villians.
Summary
"U.S. history gets the star treatment with this essential guide to the Smithsonian's first permanent exhibition on pop culture"-- Provided by publisher.