Wicked Branson
Nonfiction, Travel, United States, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Edward L. & Karen J. Underwood with John Pinney | ISBN: | 9781439659656 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | February 20, 2017 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Edward L. & Karen J. Underwood with John Pinney |
| ISBN: | 9781439659656 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | February 20, 2017 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
Branson's wholesome brand of entertainment made it the nation's destination for family fun, but the vacation wonderland can't claim a spotless past. Murder and mischief dogged the town's efforts at respectability from the very beginning. The founder's own brother, Galba Branson, was a prominent member of the notorious vigilante gang the Bald Knobbers. He died in a picnic shootout that originated in a church prank. Branson's transformation into a showbiz mecca brought quarrel and scandal in its wake, from provoked orangutans to wire-tapped dressing rooms. Three comedians and authors--Ed and Karen Underwood and John Pinney--offer this backstage pass to the seamier side of Branson's history.
Branson's wholesome brand of entertainment made it the nation's destination for family fun, but the vacation wonderland can't claim a spotless past. Murder and mischief dogged the town's efforts at respectability from the very beginning. The founder's own brother, Galba Branson, was a prominent member of the notorious vigilante gang the Bald Knobbers. He died in a picnic shootout that originated in a church prank. Branson's transformation into a showbiz mecca brought quarrel and scandal in its wake, from provoked orangutans to wire-tapped dressing rooms. Three comedians and authors--Ed and Karen Underwood and John Pinney--offer this backstage pass to the seamier side of Branson's history.
