Ragtime: A Musical and Cultural History
Edward A. Berlin
274 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0595261582
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Language: English
Publish: 1038988800000
Ragtime, the jaunty, toe-tapping music that captivated American society from the 1890s through World War I, forms the roots of America s popular musical expression. But the understanding of ragtime and its era has been clouded by a history of murky impressions, half-truths, and inventive fictions.