The Guitar and the New World: A Fugitive History (Suny Series in Italian/American Culture)
"... provides interesting insight into the methods of some great guitarists and banjo players like Jimmie Rodgers, Maybelle Carter, and Dock Boggs. Though a bit erratic--he has a penchant for bizarre and questionably-related tangents ... Gioia does offer some intriguing and meticulously researched theories on the blending of musical cultures in America." -Publishers Weekly 5/20/13