Doo~Dah!
Subtitle: Stephen Foster and the Rise of American Popular Culture
Edition: 1st Da Capo Press Ed edition
Publisher: Da Capo
Published: 22 August 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780306808524
Subjects: Biography: film, television & music; Contemporary popular music; Light orchestral, dance & big band music; History & Criticism - General; Composers; Biography & Autobiography; Popular culture; Biography / Autobiography; History; Biography/Autobiography; Historical - U.S.; Composers & Musicians - General; Biography & Autobiography-Composers & Musicians - General; Foster, Stephen Collins; Music-History & Criticism - General; Biography; Music; Social aspects; United States; 1826-1864; 19th century; Foster, Stephen Collins,
First sentence: On July 4, 1826, smoke smudged the green, leafy heights of Coal Hill, the steep ridge overlooking Pittsburgh from the opposite, southern bank of the muddy Monongahela River.