Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street

Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street
ISBN-10
0143116630
ISBN-13
9780143116639
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
379
Language
English
Published
2009
Publisher
Penguin Books
Author
Michael Davis

Description

Traces the story of the landmark children's television show, from its origins at a dinner party by co-founder Joan Ganz Cooney and the creative achievements of Jim Henson to the Nixon administration's efforts to stop its funding and the advent of Elmo.

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