The Resource American rhapsody : writers, musicians, movie stars, and one great building, Claudia Roth Pierpont
American rhapsody : writers, musicians, movie stars, and one great building, Claudia Roth Pierpont
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- Summary
- "Incisive biographical profiles of some of the most iconic American artists and creations of the twentieth century"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 309 pages
- Note
-
- The majority of essays were previously published in The New Yorker
- Includes index
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9780374104405
- Label
- American rhapsody : writers, musicians, movie stars, and one great building
- Title
- American rhapsody
- Title remainder
- writers, musicians, movie stars, and one great building
- Statement of responsibility
- Claudia Roth Pierpont
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Incisive biographical profiles of some of the most iconic American artists and creations of the twentieth century"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- New Yorker
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pierpont, Claudia Roth
- Dewey number
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- 810.9/005
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Pierpont, Claudia Roth
- Pierpont, Claudia Roth
- Pierpont, Claudia Roth
- Pierpont, Claudia Roth
- Pierpont, Claudia Roth
- Pierpont, Claudia Roth
- Pierpont, Claudia Roth
- Pierpont, Claudia Roth
- Pierpont, Claudia Roth
- Pierpont, Claudia Roth
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Authors, American
- Performing arts
- Popular culture
- LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General
- HISTORY / Essays
- Label
- American rhapsody : writers, musicians, movie stars, and one great building, Claudia Roth Pierpont
- Note
-
- The majority of essays were previously published in The New Yorker
- Includes index
- 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
- Control code
- BK0017580808
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 309 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374104405
- Lccn
- 2015036371
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- American rhapsody : writers, musicians, movie stars, and one great building, Claudia Roth Pierpont
- Note
-
- The majority of essays were previously published in The New Yorker
- Includes index
- 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
- Control code
- BK0017580808
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 309 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374104405
- Lccn
- 2015036371
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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