{"product_id":"show-boat-9780345805737","title":"Show Boat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic tale behind MGM's blockbuster movie directed by George Sidney, starring Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, and Kathryn Grayson. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBringing to life the adventurous world of Mississippi show boats, the grittiness of turn-of-the-century Chicago, and the majesty of 1920s Broadway, Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Ferber's\u003ci\u003e Show Boat\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic. Magnolia Hawks spends her childhood aboard the \u003ci\u003eCotton Blossom\u003c\/i\u003e, growing up amid simmering racial tension and struggling to survive life on the Mississippi. When she falls in love with the dashing Gaylord Ravenal and moves with him to Chicago, the joy of giving birth to their beautiful daughter, Kim, is offset by Gaylord's gambling addiction and distrustful ways. Only when Kim sets off on her own to pursue success on the New York stage does Magnolia return to the \u003ci\u003eCotton Blossom\u003c\/i\u003e, reflecting on her own life and all who once called the show boat their home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1926, adapted for the stage as a musical a year later and filmed three times over three decades, \u003ci\u003eShow Boat\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly explores a nation going pivotal change through the lens of its popular culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a new foreword by Foster Hirsch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVintage Movie Classics\u003c\/b\u003e spotlights classic films that have stood the test of time, now rediscovered through the publication of the novels on which they were based.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edna Ferber, Foster Hirsch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345805737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her bestselling novels were especially popular and included the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eSo Big\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShow Boat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGiant\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCimarron\u003c\/i\u003e. She died in 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42992748331123,"sku":"9.78035E+12","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4afce888-246c-4700-849a-ed6458ad0256.jpg?v=1744716484","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/show-boat-9780345805737","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}