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American rhapsody

writers, musicians, movie stars, and one great building

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An edition of American rhapsody (2016)

American rhapsody

writers, musicians, movie stars, and one great building

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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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Language
English
Pages
309

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Subjects
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, Essays
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United States
Times
20th century

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Cover of: American Rhapsody
American Rhapsody: Writers, Musicians, Movie Stars, and One Great Building
2016, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
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American rhapsody: writers, musicians, movie stars, and one great building
2016
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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.

Other Titles
New Yorker.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
810.9/005, B
Library of Congress
PS129 .P53 2016, PS129.P53 2016

The Physical Object

Pagination
309 pages
Number of pages
309

ID Numbers

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OL27208113M
Internet Archive
americanrhapsody0000pier_a0p5
ISBN 10
0374104409
ISBN 13
9780374104405
LCCN
2015036371
OCLC/WorldCat
921926721
Amazon ID (ASIN)
B016VIVKUS

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