David Freeland

Broschiertes Buch

Automats, Taxi Dances, and Vaudeville

Excavating Manhattan's Lost Places of Leisure

Beschreibung

Explores the architecture of New York City focusing on the hidden monuments to its nightlife, including the Lincoln Theater, Atlantic German beer hall, and Union square's American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

Autor

David Freeland is a writer who specializes in music history and popular culture. He is a contributing writer to the weekly New York Press, and his articles and criticism have also appeared in music magazines including American Songwriter, Relix, and Goldmine. He is the author of Ladies of Soul, a history of under-recognized female vocalists from the 1960s, and wrote the introduction, supplementary articles, and over 100 entries for Schirmer's reference work Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians. He lives in New York City.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: New York University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 153mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 414g
• ISBN-13: 9780814727638
• ISBN-10: 0814727638
• Artikelnr.: 25945634