One of Americarsquo;s finest historians shows us how Bob Dylan; one of the countryrsquo;s greatest and most enduring artists; still surprises and moves us after all these years. Growing up in Greenwich Village; Sean Wilentz discovshy;ered the music of Bob Dylan as a young teenager; almost half a century later; he revisits Dylanrsquo;s work with the skills of an eminent American historian as well as the passion of a fan. Drawn in part from Wilentzrsquo;s essays as ldquo;historian in residencerdquo; of Dylanrsquo;s official website; Bob Dylan in America is a unique blend of fact; interpretation; and affinitymdash;a book that; much like its subject; shifts gears and changes shape as the occasion warrants. Beginning with his explosion onto the scene in 1961; this book follows Dylan as he continues to develop a body of musical and literary work unique in our cultural history. Wilentzrsquo;s approach places Dylanrsquo;s music in the context of its time; including the early influences of Popular Front ideology and Beat aesthetics; and offers a larger critical appreciation of Dylan as both a songshy;writer and performer down to the present. Wilentz has had unprecedented access to studio tapes; recording notes; rare photographs; and other materials; all of which allow him to tell Dylanrsquo;s story and that of such masterpieces as Blonde on Blonde with an unprecedented authenticity and richness. Bob Dylan in Americamdash;groundbreaking; comprehensive; totally absorbingmdash;is the result of an author and a subject brilliantly met.From the Hardcover edition.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Largely Untold Story of the 84BBy DarwinEvolvedThis book details the work of the Armys combat photographers. Signal Corps- not the Public Affairs fake journalists that are paid spin meisters who handle Command Information.When I served years later in the Cold War era. this job was MOS 84B 84C Still Photographer and Motion Picture Photographer. so I was naturally interested.These men went into the combat zones as both soldiers and documentation photographers and worked the battlefields and Theaters of War and produced some amazing work under some pretty difficult conditions. Imagine trying to document a battle without getting shot yourself. How do you photograph an enemy that is trying not to be seen and will kill you on sight. How do you convey the dynamic and fluid chaos of war in a single still image or short burst of Motion Picture film? How do you keep your equipment clean and operational in extreme weather and under harsh battlefield conditions? How do you serve in the Army and honestly document the activities of the Army without self filtering/censoring?Read it and find out.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great Book that highlights the little known role of the ...By Shawna K. LandersGreat Book that highlights the little known role of the combat cameraman in WWII. I first got interested in these men when I found a forum about the Special Project Films showing the aftermath of the war in Europe. This book is written from the cameramen viewpoint and it gives you a in the moment feeling. Very Powerful1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Thank you for this book. They should not be forgotten.By MMy father. quoted in this book. was not killed in the war. but the war damaged him permanently. as it did so many others. I wish I had known him as he had once been. Thank you. Mr. Maslowski for your thorough research and straightforward writing. which honors the service. Forgive my personalizing my comment. but the book very much serves to unlock war trunks of buried history. These cameramen were one helluva bunch.
