America's Song: The Story of Yankee Doodle (Images from the Past)

Murray, Stuart

ISBN 10: 188459218X / ISBN 13: 9781884592188

Edité par Applewood Books, 1999

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing. N° de réf. du vendeur BSM.14BKU

Synopsis :

This is the first book ever to chronicle the origins of our most famous tune, recognized the world over as "America's Song." The legacy of "Yankee Doodle" is as rich as the heritage of America, originating in an ancient folk air brought to the New World by Dutch colonists in the 1600s. A century later, a British officer set his own verses to the melody, which mocked New England militia. "Yankee Doodle" was despised by colonials until the Revolution, when it was transformed from a song of insult into America's most stirring anthem of defiance and of victory. Illustrated with period art.

À propos de l'auteur: Stuart Murray has written twelve works of fiction and ten of nonfiction. Murray's nonfiction 'America's Song, ' the story of 'Yankee Doodle, ' was in Booklist's top ten books on music for 1999 and was awarded third place in the history category as ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year for 1999. 'Rudyard Kipling in Vermont' was selected a national finalist in Independent Publisher's biography category in 1997. Having served as fiction editor for a leading book producer, Murray has worked on more than twenty historical novels, and with a number of best-selling authors. A journalist, editor, and writer for more than twenty-five years, Murray loves with his family in New York's Hudson River Valley.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : America's Song: The Story of Yankee Doodle (...
Éditeur : Applewood Books
Date d'édition : 1999
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : good