Being Miss America : behind the rhinestone curtain /
In Being Miss America, Kate Shindle interweaves an engrossing, witty memoir of her year as Miss America 1998 with a fascinating and insightful history of the pageant. She explores what it means to take on the mantle of America's "ideal," especially considering the evolution of the Ame...
| Main Author: | Shindle, Kate (Author) |
|---|---|
| Format: | Government Document eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Austin, TX :
University of Texas Press,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Discovering America series.
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| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
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