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The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights
by Russell Freedman
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0618159762
- ISBN 13
- 9780618159765
- Seller
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Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
US: Clarion Books , 2004 144 pages. The book has minor wear. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
Synopsis
"A voice like yours," celebrated conductor Arturo Toscanini told contralto Marian Anderson, "is heard once in a hundred years." This insightful account of the great African American vocalist considers her life and musical career in the context of the history of civil rights in this country. Drawing on Anderson's own writings and other contemporary accounts, Russell Freedman shows readers a singer pursuing her art despite the social constraints that limited the careers of black performers in the 1920s and 1930s. Though not a crusader or a spokesperson by nature, Marian Anderson came to stand for all black artists-and for all Americans of color-when, with the help of such prominent figures as Eleanor Roosevelt, she gave her landmark 1939 performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, which signaled the end of segregation in the arts. Carefully researched, expertly told, and profusely illustrated with contemporary photographs, this Newbery Honor book is a moving account of the life of a talented and determined artist who left her mark on musical and social history. Through her story, one of today's leading authors of nonfiction for young readers illuminates the social and political climate of the day and an important chapter in American history. Notes, bibliography, discography, index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Goulds Book Arcade
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 155606
- Title
- The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights
- Author
- Russell Freedman
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0618159762
- ISBN 13
- 9780618159765
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- [[607g JPG Famed Vocalist Denied Race Social Political Climate
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About the Seller
Goulds Book Arcade
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Newtown, New South Wales
About Goulds Book Arcade
A local, family-run bookshop, Goulds is a member of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA).
Since 1989 Goulds Book Arcade was at the city end of King St, Newtown, but moved in late 2018.
The shop is now located at 536 King St.
That's directly opposite Alice St in south Newtown, near the New Theatre.
If you want to pick up ordered items from the shop please contact us first as the listed items are not stored at the shop.
Since 1989 Goulds Book Arcade was at the city end of King St, Newtown, but moved in late 2018.
The shop is now located at 536 King St.
That's directly opposite Alice St in south Newtown, near the New Theatre.
If you want to pick up ordered items from the shop please contact us first as the listed items are not stored at the shop.
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