Swingin' the Dream: Big Band Jazz and the Rebirth of American Culture - Lewis A. Erenberg - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226215167 - May 13, 1998
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Long before organized baseball or the armed forces experienced racial integration, the big band jazz and swing culture of the depression years was breaking down barriers. This book explores the fan culture and how the music served as a bridge between white American identity and a national culture.


340 pages, 32 halftones

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released May 13, 1998
ISBN13 9780226215167
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 344
Dimensions 163 × 234 × 28 mm   ·   702 g
Language English  

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