The Cotton Club / Jim Haskins.

Author/creator Haskins, James
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Random House, ©1977.
Description169 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm
Subjects
Cotton Club.
Jazz--New York (State). --New York.
New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs.

SeriesBroadside poets. ^A650111
Contents Harlem comes of age -- The Cotton Club -- Duke Ellington comes to the Cotton Club -- The Depression begins -- Prohibition is repealed and the Depression deepens -- End of an era -- The Cotton Club comes to Broadway -- Hit on Broadway -- The last years -- The memory lingers on.
Abstract Chronicles the history and impact of the Harlem nightclub on popular music and African-American culture.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 167-168).
LCCN 76053497
ISBN0394490606 (pbk.)
ISBN0394733924