They shoot horses, don't they?

Description:

"The depression of the 1930s led people to desperate measures to survive. The Marathon Dance Craze, which flourished at that time, seemed a simple way for people to earn extra money--dancing the hours away for cash. But, the underside of that Craze was filled with a competition and violence unknown to most ballrooms. [author's] classic American story captures that dark side in this powerful novel."--Back cover.

subjects: Fiction,  Dance marathons,  Fiction, general,  United states, social life and customs, fiction,  Classics,  Depressions,  Dance,  Social life and customs

Places: California,  Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.),  Los Angeles