The Last Night Of Ballyhoo

THE STORY: THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO takes place in Atlanta, Georgia, in December of 1939. Gone with the Wind is having its world premiere, and Hitler is invading Poland, but Atlanta's elitist German Jews are much more concerned with who is

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A romantic comedy set in 1939 Atlanta dramatizes Southern prejudice against Jews

First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

To all appearances, The Last Night of Ballyhoo declares itself to be nothing more than an old-fashioned, family-centered, living-room comedy ...

Swimming the Great Lakes, growing bonsai trees, hunting big game, carving the Last Supper, spinning, skating, sculling, and baking are just some of the serious hobbies of the people portrayed in this intriguing work on how Americans spend their leisure time.