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Bibliography
Books for further reading:
(Please support your local independent bookseller whenever possible. Anthology New & Used Books in Scranton, Pa is happy to take orders for any books it might not already have in stock.)
The Unembarrassed Muse: The Popular Arts in America. Russell Nye. Dial Press, New York. 1970.
The Happy Stripper: Pleasures & Politics of the New Burlesque. Jacki Willson. I B Tauris. 2008.
New Burlesque. Katharina Bosse. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. 2004.
American Sideshow: An Encyclopedia of History's Most Wondrous and Curiously Strange Performers. Marc Hartzman. Tarcher. 2006.
Freaks and Fire: The Underground Reinvention of Circus. J. Dee Hill. Soft Skull Press. 2005
No Applause Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous. Trav S.D. Faber & Faber. 2005.
Horrible Prettiness: Burlesque and American Culture. Robert C. Allen. The University of North Carolina Press. 1991.
Striptease: From Gaslight to Spotlight. Jessica Glasscock. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 2003.
Peep Show: Tales of Voyeurs and Exhibitionists. Rachel Kramer Bussel. Cleis Press. 2009.
Magazines:
HOBO Magazine: http://www.hobomagazine.com
Steampunk Magazine: http://www.steampunkmagazine.com
Blogs:
Travalanche by Trav S.D.: http://travsd.wordpress.com
San Francisco Burlessque Review: http://sfburlesque.blogspot.com
Tor.com: http://www.tor.com
Brass Goggles: http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog
Ministry of Burlesque: http://www.ministryofburlesque.com
Documentaries:
A Wink and a Smile: http://winkthemovie.com
Burlesque Undressed: http://www.immodestyblaize.com
Gogol Bordello Non-Stop: http://www.hoptzafilms.com/gogol.html
The Official YouTube of Amanda Palmer: http://www.youtube.com/user/amandapalmer
Etc.
AEther Emporium, a steampunk wiki: http://etheremporium.pbworks.com/Wiki
"Authority, Legitimacy, and Voice: Defining Steampunk" by Alexander Kraft (article)