Scott Joplin
By: James Haskins, with Kathleen Benson.
Contributors: Benson, Kathleen, joint author.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 1978
Place of publication: Garden City, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917; Composers -- United States -- Biography
Description: This is the story of Scott Joplin--the man behind Ragtime. From his post-Civil War childhood in Texarkana to his touring days in the honky-tonks of the old South, Joplin was ahead of his time. He sought recognition for ragtime as a black American art form during a time at which America was not yet prepared to honor the syncopated melodies of the bar-room and the brothel.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 229-235.
Includes index.