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Often referred to as "Liebling low-life pieces," the essays in The Telephone Booth Indian boisterously celebrate raffishness. A. J. Liebling appreciated a good scam and knew how to cultivate the scammers. Telephone Booth Indians (entrepreneurs so impecunious that they conduct business from... read more
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- Mrs. Howard: Add a description of this character.
- Mr. Lee
- Johnson
- Olsen
- Mr. J.j.
- Mrs. Braune
- Broun
- Jack
- Morty Ormont
- Willkie
- Joe Rogers
- Smith
- Mara
- Dufour 8c Rogers
- Goldman
- Tim
- Nicholson
- George
- Hawkins
- Pegler
- Weill
- Lew Dufour
- Pfefer
- Susskind
- Mrs. Roosevelt
- Kaufman
- Sam
- Dave
- Tunney
- Erlanger
- Mrs. Van Schuyler
- Braddock
- Angelo
- Johnny
- Marty
- Charlie
- Jake
- Schmeling
- Woollcott
- Jerry
- Herbert Pulitzer
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One of the most distinctive periodicals published in the land of the Telephone Booth Indians is called the Greater Show World, a trade paper for outdoor showmen.
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- Dewey: 338.0409227471
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