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Books with title Miss Minerva Broadcasts Billy

  • Miss Minerva Broadcasts Billy,

    Emma Speed Sampson, William Donahey

    Hardcover (The Reilly & Lee Co, March 15, 1925)
    PLEASE NOTE: The MISS MINERVA series were written during the 1910's - 1930's in the United States, in a manner typical of those turbulent social times, especially in what are now called "the Southern States." Often written "in dialect" in a style that would be considered offensive today, but was considered perfectly acceptable at the time they were written. From the dust jacket: "The fifth of the fun-filled "Miss Minerva" Books actually is the funniest of them all. The plot revolves about William Green Hill's home-made radio, to build which Billy and his pals raid the neighborhood for materials, in true boy fashion. Troubles multiply when the radio begins to work. Finally - the serenity of her orderly household disrupted - Miss Minerva puts the ban on Billy's pet machine and Billy runs away. To appreciate the ensuing complications, one must read the story....."
  • Miss Minerva Broadcasts Billy

    Emma Speed Sampson, William Donahey

    Hardcover (Reilly & Lee, March 15, 1923)
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