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The German: How to Give It, How to Lead It, How to Dance It

Publisher: Jansen, McClurg & Co., Chicago (anonymous 'Two Amateur Leaders')Year: 1879

A Chicago guide to mastering the German, the social couple dance craze of 1870s–80s America.

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