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Show Boat - An Edna Ferber Novel
Explore the peaks and perils of the great Mississippi River as three generations of steamboat theatre performers tour their shows across North America in this tale of enduring love.

Edna Ferber’s charming novel follows the Cotton Blossom showboat from the 1880s through to the glamorous Jazz Age of the 1920s. A family of performers dedicate their lives to bringing the magic of theatre to the small towns on the Mississippi River banks. The timeless tale is a story of love, hardship, racial prejudice, and the evolution of theatre. Experience the transition from the Reconstruction Era into the twentieth century as technology develops and war darkens the everyday lives of struggling actors.

First published in 1926, Show Boat was adapted into the successful Broadway musical of the same name in 1927. Three film adaptations of the musical were released in 1929, 1936, and 1951. The tragically romantic novel is an ideal read for theatre fans and those interested in early 1900s America.
Show Boat (Unabridged)

Show Boat (Unabridged)

Edna Ferber

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Feminist Literary Classics - Volume III - Orlando

Feminist Literary Classics - Volume III - Orlando

Virginia Woolf, Willa Cather, Edna Ferber

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Cimarron

Cimarron

Edna Ferber

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Show Boat

Show Boat

Edna Ferber

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Show Boat

Show Boat

Edna Ferber

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Show Boat

Show Boat

Edna Ferber

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The Girls

The Girls

Edna Ferber

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Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed

Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed

Edna Ferber

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Show Boat

Show Boat

Edna Ferber

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The Collected Short Stories of Edna Ferber - Including Buttered Side Down, Cheerful - By Request, Half Portions, & Gigolo

The Collected Short Stories of Edna Ferber - Including Buttered Side Down, Cheerful - By Request, Half Portions, & Gigolo

Edna Ferber

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Emma McChesney & Co. - Book 3

Emma McChesney & Co. - Book 3

Edna Ferber

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So Big - An Edna Ferber Novel

So Big - An Edna Ferber Novel

Edna Ferber

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Buttered Side Down - An Edna Ferber Short Story Collection

Buttered Side Down - An Edna Ferber Short Story Collection

Edna Ferber

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Cheerful - By Request - An Edna Ferber Short Story Collection

Cheerful - By Request - An Edna Ferber Short Story Collection

Edna Ferber

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Roast Beef, Medium - The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney - Book 1

Roast Beef, Medium - The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney - Book 1

Edna Ferber

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Emma McChesney & Co. - Book 3

Emma McChesney & Co. - Book 3

Edna Ferber

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Half Portions - An Edna Ferber Short Story Collection

Half Portions - An Edna Ferber Short Story Collection

Edna Ferber

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Cheerful - By Request - An Edna Ferber Short Story Collection

Cheerful - By Request - An Edna Ferber Short Story Collection

Edna Ferber

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So Big - An Edna Ferber Novel

So Big - An Edna Ferber Novel

Edna Ferber

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Gigolo - An Edna Ferber Short Story Collection

Gigolo - An Edna Ferber Short Story Collection

Edna Ferber

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Personality Plus - Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock - Book 2

Personality Plus - Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock - Book 2

Edna Ferber

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Gigolo - An Edna Ferber Short Story Collection

Gigolo - An Edna Ferber Short Story Collection

Edna Ferber

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The Emma McChesney Collection - Three Volumes in One

The Emma McChesney Collection - Three Volumes in One

Edna Ferber

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Fanny Herself - An Edna Ferber Novel

Fanny Herself - An Edna Ferber Novel

Edna Ferber

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Buttered Side Down - An Edna Ferber Short Story Collection

Buttered Side Down - An Edna Ferber Short Story Collection

Edna Ferber

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Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed - An Edna Ferber Novel

Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed - An Edna Ferber Novel

Edna Ferber

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Show Boat - An Edna Ferber Novel

Show Boat - An Edna Ferber Novel

Edna Ferber

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The Collected Short Stories of Edna Ferber - Including Buttered Side Down, Cheerful - By Request, Half Portions, & Gigolo

The Collected Short Stories of Edna Ferber - Including Buttered Side Down, Cheerful - By Request, Half Portions, & Gigolo

Edna Ferber

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So Big

So Big

Edna Ferber

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So Big

So Big

Edna Ferber

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Show Boat

Show Boat

Edna Ferber

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Dawn O' Hara

Dawn O' Hara

Edna Ferber

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Fanny Herself

Fanny Herself

Edna Ferber

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Dawn O' Hara

Dawn O' Hara

Edna Ferber

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Fanny Herself

Fanny Herself

Edna Ferber

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So Big

So Big

Edna Ferber

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So Big

So Big

Edna Ferber

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So Big

So Big

Edna Ferber

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Show Boat

Show Boat

Edna Ferber

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So Big

So Big

Edna Ferber

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So Big

So Big

Edna Ferber

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So Big

So Big

Edna Ferber

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So Big

So Big

Edna Ferber

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So Big

So Big

Edna Ferber

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So Big

So Big

Edna Ferber

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So Big

So Big

Edna Ferber

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So Big

So Big

Edna Ferber

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So Big

So Big

Edna Ferber

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Giant

Giant

Edna Ferber

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Saratoga Trunk

Saratoga Trunk

Edna Ferber

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So Big

So Big

Edna Ferber

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Giant

Giant

Edna Ferber

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Saratoga Trunk

Saratoga Trunk

Edna Ferber

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