C. F. Martin and His Guitars, 1796-1873 (H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series)
"An attractive and entertaining history of the 19th century American music trade." --Vintage Guitar, February 2004"Gura retells the familiar tale with a level of detail that dispels . . . romantic exaggerations." --Acoustic Guitar, November 2003Martin owners will delight in [this] release... Gura's treatment of Martin's success... is as thorough as the... photos are spectacular. --Guitar One, January 2004