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Louis Armstrong's New Orleans

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Book Description
The richly evocative tale of a musician, his city, and the origins of jazz.

In the early twentieth century, New Orleans was a place of colliding identities and histories, and Louis Armstrong was a gifted young man of psychological nimbleness. A dark-skinned, impoverished child, he grew up under low expectations, Jim Crow legislation, and vigilante terrorism. Yet he also grew up at th... More
Book Information
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
BindingHardcover (6 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages336
ISBN-100393061094
ISBN-13978-0393061093
Publication Date03/20/2006
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About Thomas Brothers (Author) : Thomas Brothers is a published author. Published credits of Thomas Brothers include Louis Armstrong's New Orleans.
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