An edition of American rhapsody
(2016)
American rhapsody
writers, musicians, movie stars, and one great building
First edition.
by Claudia Roth Pierpont
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"Incisive biographical profiles of some of the most iconic American artists and creations of the twentieth century"--
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Performing arts, American Authors, Popular culture, Biography, Authors, american, Authors, biography, Popular culture, united states, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General, HISTORY / Essays, History, LITERARY COLLECTIONS, American, General, HISTORY, EssaysPlaces
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American rhapsody: writers, musicians, movie stars, and one great building
2016
in English
- First edition.
0374104409 9780374104405
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American Rhapsody: Writers, Musicians, Movie Stars, and One Great Building
2016, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
in English
0374708770 9780374708771
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Introduction
Cries and Whispers: Edith Wharton
For Love and Money: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Behind the Mask: Bert Williams and Stepin Fetchit
Jazzbo: George Gershwin
The Silver Spire: The Chrysler Building
Tough Guy: Dashiell Hammett
The Collector: Peggy Guggenheim
Born For The Part: Katharine Hepburn
The Player Kings: Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier
Method Man: Marlon Brando
Another Country: James Baldwin
A Raised Voice: Nina Simone.
Edition Notes
The majority of essays were previously published in The New Yorker.
Includes index.
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