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Author:
Keiler, Allan.
Title:
Marian Anderson : a singer's journey / Allan Keiler.
Publisher:
University of Illinois Press,
Copyright Date:
2002
Description:
447 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Anderson, Marian,--1897-1993
Contraltos--United States--Biography.
African American singers--Biography.
Notes:
Originally published: New York : Scribner, c2000. Includes discography (p. 353-379), bibliographical references (p. 383-388), and index.
Contents:
Childhood in South Philadelphia (1897-1915) -- The struggle for education (1915-1921) -- Touring with Billy Kind (1921-1928) -- London (1928) -- The Judson years (1929-1930) -- Berlin and Scandinavia (1930-1931) -- Marian fever (1932-1934) -- Fame in Europe (1934-1935) -- A Hurok artist (1935-1939) -- The concert at the Lincoln Memorial (Easter Sunday, 1939) -- Marriage and career (1939-1943) -- Postwar years (1943-1952) -- On the world stage (1952-1958) -- Retirement (1959-1993).
Series:
Music in American life
ISBN:
9780252070679 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0252070674 (pbk. : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)48092299
LCCN:
2001054010
Locations:
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

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