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Title: Missing pages...
Review: I like this book - in fact a complete copy might get a four star review from me. It's well written and provides fascinating insight into the people and places that defined a burgeoning art form at a critical time in U.S. history. HOWEVER, my read was brought to a screaming halt by a De Capo Press manufacturing defect: 25 MISSING PAGES (jumps from 180 to 205). Unacceptable, and completely undetectable until rudely encountered while reading.Anyway, my advice is look immediately for missing pages in this paperback edition - if you are like me and buy ahead in your reading materials, you might just find yourself past the Amazon "return window" with no recourse. Perhaps this is a book best purchased at a brick-and-mortar store where you can look for this particular defect before you spend your money.Disappointing interruption of a fairly good read.
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