The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas

by Jim Cox and Jim Cox

The dictionary section, made up of more than 500 cross-referenced entries, provides brief vignettes of the more popular and also less well-known "soaps," among them Back Stage Wife, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young's Family and The Guiding Light. Other entries evoke those who brought these programs to life: the actors, announcers, scriptwriters, networks, and even the sponsors. Nor are the basic themes, the stock characters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810868334
• ISBN13: 9780810868335
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"