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In The Country of Country People and Places in American Musicby Nicholas Dawidoff Published by Pantheon Books 1997, stated First Edition ISBN#: 067941567X, Hard bound, Mint- condition… Plus…

In The Country of Country People and Places in American Musicby Nicholas Dawidoff Published by Pantheon Books 1997, stated First Edition ISBN#: 067941567X, Hard bound, Mint- condition (small red marker dot on top page edges). This is the story of an American treasure that records and evokes the lives of people who often weren't written up in newspapers, but whose experiences of momentous events - the Depression, the Dustbowl, the Second World War - transformed their lives and would be the catalyst for an original American art form: country music. In the Country of Country is an exhilarating transcontinental journey from Maces Springs, Virginia, home of The Carter Family, to Bakersfield, California, where Buck Owens held sway. En route we visit the back-roads, rural hills, and railway crossings where Doc Watson, Sara Carter, Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, and Jimmie Rodgers (The Father of Country Music) first learned to play their guitars, fiddles, and mandolins. Nicholas Dawidoff has traveled to the places where country music first emerged and talked to the musicians, writers, and singers who created this deceptively simple-worded, string-driven, melodic music. Here are indelible portraits of Johnny Cash, behind whose black apparel lies a Faustian dilemma between fame and creativity; Merle Haggard, a man as elusive as he is gifted; Patsy Cline, who would happily curl her girlfriends' hair as she curled their ears with her sailor's mouth; and Harlan Howard, the king of country songwriters. Inherent in Dawidoff's chronicle is a critique of contemporary country music - the pop/rock hybrid known as Hot Country that often stands in sharp contrast to the spirit of old-time country music. In the Country of Country is a book full of wonderful stories that together reveal an under-appreciated piece of American culture.This pleasing collection of short, intimate biographies of performers conveys the essence of the traditional country genre by focusing on icons such as Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs, Buck Owens, Chet Atkins, George Jones, Johnny Cash, and Patsy Cline. The author manages to combine simple, well-told stories about many legendary country musicians (among them Jimmy Rogers, Harlan Howard, Kitty Wells, the Stanley Brothers, Doc Watson, Merle Haggard, Iris DeMent) with complex revelations about the places and times that shaped them. This is a fine combination of clear writing, passion for subject, and solid scholarship. The seven chapters offer multiple perspectives that come from a combination of the author's insights, interviews, and, whenever possible, the musicians' own words. Included are excellent black-and-white photographs; a useful bibliography of interviews, books, and articles; and a limited but helpful discography. Dawidoff spoke to a dozen legendary stars of country and bluegrass . . . as well as two younger singers who are following ardently in their footsteps, Emmylou Harris and Iris DeMent. Old hands will smile at the zest with which Dawidoff tells his tales, but his book was not written to edify old hands; it is aimed at literate, uninformed readers who are curious about what country was like before the Grand Ole Opry became a theme park. For such folk, Dawidoff's enthusiasms will serve as an effective appetizer; his taste is sound, his prose style evocative, and he knows a good quote when he hears one. The book is approximately 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 inches in size and contains 371 pages. The jacket price is $25. For comparison, another copy of the book is currently offered on the Internet at Chisholm Trail Bookstore for $30. For more info about this other book, Visit:Book Web Site Buyer pays minimal shipping - US Post Office Media Mail unless specifiedotherwise. If you have any questions please send me an email. Good luck and thanksfor looking!, Pantheon Books, 1997, New York: Crown Herbert Michelman Book, 1984. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, xi + 148 pages; very gently used ex-library copy, book has three rubber stamps, light residue of tape from DJ (but no labels or disfiguring card pocket), all text pages very clean and unmarked; DJ is laminated and has three labels, but is perfectly preserved for posterity under its protective plastic.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good., Crown Herbert Michelman Book, 1984, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom: Leo Cooper Ltd. xiv + 225 pages, illustrated, foreword by the artist David Shepherd. . Fine. Hard Cover In a Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1999., Leo Cooper Ltd, 1999, Paperback. Like New., Alpine Fine Arts Collection (UK). Hardcover. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included., Alpine Fine Arts Collection (UK)<

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Konecky & Konecky Military Books. Hardcover. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library cop… Plus…

Konecky & Konecky Military Books. Hardcover. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included., Konecky & Konecky Military Books<