Marian Anderson : a singer's journey / Allan Keiler.
| Author/creator | Keiler, Allan |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Scribner, 2000. |
| Description | 447 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Childhood in south Philadelphia (1897-1915) -- The struggle for education (1915-1921) -- Touring with Billy King (1921-1928) -- London (1928) -- The Judson years (1929-1930) -- Berlin and Scandinavia (1930-1931) -- "Marian fever" (1932-1934) -- Fame in Europe (1934-1935) -- A Hurok artist (1935-1939) -- The concert at the Lincoln Memorial (Easter Sunday, 1939) -- Marriage and career (1939-1943) -- Postwar years (1943-1952) -- On the world stage (1952-1958) -- Retirement (1959-1993). |
| Abstract | A biography of one of America's greatest singers and a seminal figure in the American civil rights movement uncovers the life of the first African American soloist at the Met. |
| Local note | Little-328104--305131024550T |
| General note | "A Lisa Drew book." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-388) and index. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: pages 353-379. |
| LCCN | 99043319 |
| ISBN | 0684807114 (alk. paper) |