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Prairie Lights Books invites you to join them as Dan Henderson reads from his new book, Rhythm & Pep: The Vaudeville Career of the Pearson Brothers.

Dan’s one-sentence summary of this book says it all: "Two Clarinda, Iowa, boys, Earl and Carl Pearson, left their father's coal mining operation in 1915 to strike out on their own and start a vaudeville act."

Daniel Henderson hails from Council Bluffs and is related to the Pearsons. He inherited the scrapbook that Earl Pearson put together to document their career and success. This story has never been shared with the broader public until now. Dan will provide a book talk on both the career of the Pearson Brothers and the cultural history of that entertainment industry.