Filled with firsthand accounts of more than 100 women who performed during the World War II era, "Swing Shift" offers a history of this significant aspect of American society and culture and also examines how and why bands of dedicated and talented women musicians were dropped from the nation's memory. 45 photos.
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Filled with firsthand accounts of more than 100 women who performed during the World War II era, "Swing Shift" offers a history of this significant aspect of American society and culture and also examines how and why bands of dedicated and talented women musicians were dropped from the nation's memory. 45 photos.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
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Fine in NF jacket. Not ex-lib. Hardcover in red cloth, in grey card acket with roto-tinted photosfront and rear, 8vo. ix + 413pp. + colophon. Index, bibliography (including discs and videos), endnotes, illustrations. NF/NF. Book has lightly bumped upper rear corner. Jacket has mild abrason along extreme upper spine end; mild crease just along upper rear edge. Book and jacket otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square and unmarked. Jacket in Brodart.
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Fine. 8vo. ix, 413pp, index, discography, bibliography, notes, bw ills. Or card covers with very light edge wear, very light bump to bottom corner. With archival research and first-hand accounts from more than 100 female musicians this book chronicles the careers of such bands as the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, Darlings of Rhythm and the Prairie View Co-Eds, tracing the experiences of these women-from loving the music and wowing the fellas to sexual harassment and travels of a racially mixed group through a Jim Crow south.
