The Gretsch Book
Subtitle: A Complete History of Gretsch Electric Guitars (Guitar Profile S.)
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Published: March 1, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9781871547894
Subjects: Electronic musical instruments; Music industry; String instruments; Music; Music/Songbooks; Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal; Reference; Music / Reference; Musical Instruments - Strings
First sentence: IN THE MIDDLE DECADES of the 19th century the proportion of foreign-born immigrants in the United States rose dramatically, with Germany well ahead of Italy, Ireland, Russia and Scandinavia as the main source of this massive injection of new blood.