Marian Anderson : a singer's journey / Allan Keiler.

Author/creator Keiler, Allan
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Scribner, 2000.
Description447 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 noteLittle-328104--305131024550T
General note"A Lisa Drew book."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 383-388) and index.
Bibliography noteDiscography: pages 353-379.
LCCN 99043319
ISBN0684807114 (alk. paper)