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Dancing to a Black Man's Tune: A Life of Scott Joplin
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Hardcover
from Univ of Missouri Pr (June 1, 1994)
9780826209498 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $45.00
About: Relating the life of a significant African-American ragtime composer, a cultural portrait describes his birth to former slaves at a time when Blacks were still being denied civil rights, his musical achievements, and his experiences in white society
About: Relating the life of a significant African-American ragtime composer, a cultural portrait describes his birth to former slaves at a time when Blacks were still being denied civil rights, his musical achievements, and his experiences in white society
from Univ of Missouri Pr (June 1, 1994)
9780826260239 | details & prices | 288 pages | List price $45.00
About: By using Scott Joplin's life as a window onto American social and cultural development at the turn of the century, this biography dramatizes the role of one brilliant African American musician in defining the culture of a still-young nation.
About: By using Scott Joplin's life as a window onto American social and cultural development at the turn of the century, this biography dramatizes the role of one brilliant African American musician in defining the culture of a still-young nation.
Paperback
from Univ of Missouri Pr (July 1, 2004)
9780826215475 | details & prices | 265 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $24.95