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The Memoirs of Alton Augustus Adams, Sr. - First Black Bandmaster of the United States Navy (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,381

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The Memoirs of Alton Augustus Adams, Sr. - First Black Bandmaster of the United States Navy (Hardcover): Alton Augustus Adams

The Memoirs of Alton Augustus Adams, Sr. - First Black Bandmaster of the United States Navy (Hardcover)

Alton Augustus Adams; Edited by Mark Clague; Foreword by Samuel Floyd

Series: Music of the African Diaspora, 12

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Alton Augustus Adams, Sr., was a musician, writer, hotelier, and the first black bandmaster of the United States Navy. Born in the Virgin Islands in 1889, Adams joined the U.S. military in 1917. Although naval policy at the time restricted blacks to menial jobs, Adams and his all-black ensemble provided a bridge between the local population and their all-white naval administrators. His memoirs, edited by Mark Clague, with a foreword by Samuel Floyd, Jr., reveal an inspired activist who believed music could change the world, mitigate racism, and bring prosperity to his island home.

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Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Music of the African Diaspora, 12
Release date:	April 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Alton Augustus Adams
Editors:	Mark Clague
Foreword by:	Samuel Floyd
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	388
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-25131-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Other types of music > Light orchestral, dance & big band music Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Music > Other types of music > Light orchestral, dance & big band music Promotions
LSN:	0-520-25131-8
Barcode:	9780520251311