Title Satan in the dance hall : Rev. John Roach Straton, social dancing, and morality in 1920s New York City / Ralph G. Giordano.

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Description	xv, 249 pages, 38 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-226) and index.
Contents	Introduction -- The war, the flu, and New York City -- Dr. Straton tells of buying drinks -- The dance of death and Satan's circus -- The dance masters respond to issues of morality -- Flappers and the dance of life -- The devil's music and the Scopes trial -- Searching for Satan in the dance hall -- Fighting the devil in modern Babylon -- Eulogy for the last dragon slayer.
Subject	Ballroom dancing -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
	Ballroom dancing.
	New York (State) -- New York.
	History.
	Dance halls -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
	Dance halls.
	Straton, John Roach, 1875-1929.
	Straton, John Roach, 1875-1929.
	United States -- Social conditions -- 1918-1932.
	United States.
	Social conditions.
Chronological Term	1918-1932
ISBN	9780810861466 paperback alkaline paper
	0810861461 paperback alkaline paper