The Gretsch Book
Subtitle: A Complete History of Gretsch Electric Guitars
Edition: American Ed edition
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Published: June 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9780879304089
Subjects: Electronic Musical Instruments; String instruments; Music; Musical Instruments - Construction And Repair; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Musical Instruments - Strings; Musical Instruments - Guitar; Music / Musical Instruments / Guitar; Electric guitar; Fred Gretsch Company; Gretsch, Fred; History
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.