Bibliograph

The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter, forgotten hipster lines, tough guy talk, and jive gems, Alan Axelrod

Type

Label

The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter, forgotten hipster lines, tough guy talk, and jive gems, Alan Axelrod

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter

Oclc number

711051939

Responsibility statement

Alan Axelrod

Sub title

forgotten hipster lines, tough guy talk, and jive gems

Table Of Contents

Gumshoes, gunsels, mugs, and molls: notes from the underworld -- Daddies, dishes, dreamboats, and drugstore cowboys: guys on dolls and vice versa -- Hipsters, hepsters, daddy-o's, and zoot suiters: old school cool -- Swabbies, sad sacks, broke dicks, and jodies: GI jive -- Wood pushers, white shoes, kibitzers, and knuckle busters: wise words from working stiffs -- Four-flushers, two-timers, bad eggs, and egg suckers: when invective was really effective

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