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Louis Armstrong: An American Success Story
by Collier, James Lincoln
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0027228304
- ISBN 13
- 9780027228304
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan, 1985. From jacket: "He was born in abject poverty in New Orleans...But he was a genius and not only changed the course of music in America, but also became the greatest jazz musician who ever lived." 165 bright, white pages with some black and white illustrations. Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; jacket covered with mylar. We note stained area on fep where book pocket was removed and tape transfer marks to endpapers. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Synopsis
Louis Armstrong. "Satchmo." To millions of fans, he was just a great entertainer. But to jazz aficionados, he was one of the most important musicians of our times--not only a key figure in the history of jazz but a formative influence on all of 20th-century popular music. Set against thebackdrop of New Orleans, Chicago, and New York during the "jazz age", Collier re-creates the saga of an old-fashioned black man making it in a white world. He chronicles Armstrong's rise as a musician, his scrapes with the law, his relationships with four wives, and his frequent feuds with fellowmusicians Earl Hines and Zutty Singleton. He also sheds new light on Armstrong's endless need for approval, his streak of jealousy, and perhaps most important, what some consider his betrayal of his gift as he opted for commercial success and stardom...
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- Charity Bookstall
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- Seller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Louis Armstrong: An American Success Story
- Author
- Collier, James Lincoln
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0027228304
- ISBN 13
- 9780027228304
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Biography; Musicians; United States; american; Juvenile literature; Young Adult; Jazz; trumpet; trumpeter; Black; African american;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; Music; Young Adult;
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