"Ragging It" takes the reader on a lively, historical journey back
to the days of vaudeville, fancy women, amusement parks, lynch
mobs, saloons, and cabarets--a time when the upbeat music of
ragtime was a craze that permeated our culture.
Author H. Loring White, a former history professor, focuses on
the vastly contrasting biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and Scott
Joplin, while showcasing the uniqueness of ragtime--the first
popular syncopated music of the masses. In 1900, times began to
move more quickly. With citizens no longer isolated on farms,
ragtime was eagerly accepted by the world's first generation of
popular culture, which also reveled in cakewalks; coon songs; and
animal dances, such as the Grizzly Bear, Turkey Trot, and Bunny
Hug. White recounts true stories about show business, political
events, the repression of African-Americans, the world's fairs, and
the triumphs of technology.
Although ragtime disappeared abruptly in just a few years with
the emergence of jazz, White never lets you forget the vital role
that ragtime played in the Progressive Era of American culture.
With its new and vital interpretation of the Roosevelt era, he will
take you back to a lively time in history when everyone was
"Ragging It"
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