American Zeus: The Life of Alexander Pantages, Theater Mogul

by Taso G Lagos

Book Overview

Alexander Pantages was 13 when he arrived in the U.S. in the 1880s, after contracting malaria in Panama.

He opened his first motion picture theater in 1902 and went on to build one of the largest and most important independently-owned theater chains in the country. At the height of the Pantages Theaters' reach, he owned or operated 78 theaters across the U.S. and Canada. He amassed a fortune, yet he could not read or write English.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476668388
• ISBN13: 9781476668383
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher