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The Land Where the Blues Began
By Alan Lomax
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Pantheon Books
Publication date May 1, 1993
Pages 539
Binding Hardcover
Edition 1
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780679404248
ISBN-10 0679404244
Dimensions 1.75 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight 2.25 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $25.00
Subjects
Blues (Music); Mississippi; Delta (Region); History and criticism.
African Americans; Mississippi; Delta (Region); Music; History and criticism.
African Americans; Mississippi; Delta (Region); Social life and customs.
§As reported by publisher
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Deep Blues: A Musical And Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta | The Devil's Music | Delta Blues | Deep Blues | Preachin' the Blues | Escaping The Delta | The History of the Blues | Can't Be Satisfied
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A journey of discovery through the Mississippi Delta explores the rich African-American musical heritage of the region, as recorded in the words and music of Muddy Waters, Fred Macdowell, Sid Hemphill, and other great masters of the blues. 12,500 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Lomax, who has done more than anyone else to make black music of the South known as a glorious expression of American art, summs up sixty years of "discovering the African American musical heritage in this journey through the Mississippi Delta.

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Hardcover
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1 edition from Pantheon Books (May 1, 1993)
9780679404248 | details & prices | 539 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.75 in. | 2.25 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Lomax's account of African American oral traditions provides information on such legendary bluesmen as Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and Son House
Paperback
Book cover for 9780385312851 Book cover for 9781565847392
 
from New Pr (November 1, 2002)
9781565847392 | details & prices | 560 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.90 lbs | List price $23.95
About: Lomax's account of African American oral traditions provides information on such legendary bluesmen as Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and Son House.
Reprint edition from Delta (January 1, 1995)
9780385312851 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.60 lbs | List price $15.95
About: Lomax's account of African American oral traditions provides information on such legendary bluesmen as Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and Son House

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