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AMERICA'S INSTRUMENT: THE BANJO IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

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AMERICA'S INSTRUMENT: THE BANJO IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY by Phillip Gura and James Bollman
Now in it's second printing! Richly illustrated history of "America's instrument" from the gourd banjo of enslaved Africans to the minstrel banjos of the mid 1800's, and the Fairbanks, Stewart, Haynes and other instruments representing the very zenith of popular culture in the late 1800s. Rare period photos, sheet music covers, tutors, tunebooks and more! Hardcover, 97 color and 156 b&w illustrations, 303 pp.
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