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We had a little real estate problem : the unheralded story of Native Americans in comedy /

Comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff focuses on one of comedy's most significant and little-known stories, how, despite having been denied representation in the entertainment industry, Native Americans have influenced and advanced the art form. Profiles important events and humorists from the 1880s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Nesteroff, Kliph (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster, [2021]
Edition:	First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Subjects:	Indian comedians > United States > History. Indian comedians > Canada > History. Indians of North America > Social conditions. HISTORY / United States / General.

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