Strike Up the Band - Crisp, Helen; Stewart, Jules
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"This is the story of the zest for life that gripped New York in the postwar years of the 1920s. The decade ushered in an era of almost unprecedented prosperity and economic expansion that made New York the powerhouse of America and the fueled a wave of creativity in music, fashion, literature, and architecture. Strike up the Band explores how the city became a magnet for a host of outstanding personalities, from literary figures to sports stars, musicians, composers, and journalists, and pays a visit to the places the frequented, such as the Cotton Club and Broadway theaters. From the skyline…mehr

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"This is the story of the zest for life that gripped New York in the postwar years of the 1920s. The decade ushered in an era of almost unprecedented prosperity and economic expansion that made New York the powerhouse of America and the fueled a wave of creativity in music, fashion, literature, and architecture. Strike up the Band explores how the city became a magnet for a host of outstanding personalities, from literary figures to sports stars, musicians, composers, and journalists, and pays a visit to the places the frequented, such as the Cotton Club and Broadway theaters. From the skyline to the sidewalk, the city itself also transformed as it was redeveloped in the 1930s building boom, with Art Deco becoming the style that dominated the new era."--Provided by publisher.
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Autorenporträt
Helen Crisp is a writer and editor. Born in New York, Jules Stewart is a London-based author of many books, including Gotham Rising: New York in the 1930s and Policing the Big Apple: The Story of the NYPD, the latter also published by Reaktion Books. Together, Crisp and Stewart are coauthors of Reaktion's Madrid: Midnight City.