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Longmore, Paul K.,

Telethons : spectacle, disability, and the business of charity / Paul K. Longmore. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Marshaling two decades' worth of painstaking research, Paul Longmore's book provides the first cultural history of the telethon, charting its rise and profiling the key figures - philanthropists, politicians, celebrities, corporate sponsors and recipients - involved.

ISBN: 9780190262105 (ebook) : No price

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Fund raising.
Television programs--History.
People with disabilities in mass media.
Charity organization.

LC Class. No.: HV42

Dewey Class. No.: 361.70681