ISBN10: 0520229428, ISBN13: 9780520229426, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 0520229428, ISBN13: 9780520229426, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 2.01
[Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 0520229428, ISBN13: 9780520229426, [publisher: University Of California Press] Hardcover First Edition Berkeley. 2007. November 2007. University Of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780520229426. 556 pages. hardcover. keywords: Cinema & Performance Arts; Music. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Broadway star Ethel Merman's voice was a mesmerizing force and her vitality was legendary, yet the popular perception of La Merm as the irrepressible wonder falls far short of all that she was and all that she meant to Americans over so many decades. This marvelously detailed biography is the first to tell the full story of how the stenographer from Queens, New York, became the queen of the Broadway musical in its golden age. Mining official and unofficial sources, including interviews with Merman's family and her personal scrapbooks, Caryl Flinn unearths new details of Merman's life and finds that behind the high-octane personality was a remarkably pragmatic woman who never lost sight of her roots. Brass Diva takes us from Merman's working-class beginnings through the extraordinary career that was launched in 1930 when, playing a secondary role in a Gershwin Brothers' show, she became an overnight sensation singing ‘I Got Rhythm'. From there, we follow Merman's hits on Broadway, her uneven successes in Hollywood, and her afterlife as a beloved camp icon. This definitive work on the phenomenon that was Ethel ...
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ISBN10: 0520229428, ISBN13: 9780520229426, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover
[Sioux Falls, SD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 0520229428, ISBN13: 9780520229426, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2.01
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

University of California Press 2007-11-30 Hardcover New In shrink wrap.

University of California Press, Date: 2007-11-30. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. 2007. University of California Press ISBN 0520229428 9780520229426 [US]