Detroit has always been at the forefront of American popular music development; and the ragtime years and jazz age are no exception. The cityrsquo;s long history of diversity has served the region well; providing a fertile environment for creating and nurturing some of Americarsquo;s most distinctly indigenous music. With a focus on the people and places that made Detroit a major contributor to Americarsquo;s rich musical heritage; Detroit: Ragtime and the Jazz Age provides a unique photo journal of a period stretching from the Civil War to the diminishing years of the big bands in the early 1940s.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Emotional Nostalgia!By JorgeIn 1959 my High School Senior Class had voted to take our Senior Trip to New Orleans. In the late 1930s. before I was born. my Mother and Dad had taken a trip to New Orleans and had enjoyed an evening meal at Antoines. When my Dad learned of my upcoming trip he decided that I should take my girlfriend and two of our Class sponsors on that trip to Antoines for dinner. He gave me $40. to take with me on that trip to specifically be used to take the four of us to dinner at Antoines. The actual tab for that dinner was $39. and some change. And we had a full dinner; appetizer. salad. entree and dessert. plus drinks. My sponsor paid the tip. After that dinner my Class sponsor had decided to take the four of us to the My O My Club which had a lake front location on Lake Pontchartrain. Earlier in the evening I had my first "Manhattan" at Antoines and at the My O My Club I had my first "Tom Collins". To this day those remain my favorite cocktails. I was so incredibly naive and unsophisticated that I did not even know the terms "Drag" or "Female Impersonator". Only years later did I fully realize the significance of that special evening on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. For those of us who are not natives of New Orleans or Louisiana and do not have connections with the area this book is greatly informative about the history of the Lake and how it was adapted for recreation. military and industrial uses.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great. quick history in photosBy FirecrackerI live on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain and really enjoyed this book. It could have more information. and was at times difficult to understand the area that the author was talking about. but overall it is a great overview of the history and culture of the New Orleans Lakefront. The historic photographs are wonderful. and it is great to have them all sorted out and collected together like this. I have also loaned this out to several other New Orleanians who have enjoyed it. whether they grew up here or not. It tells a history that is soon to be forgotten by younger generations.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Big SubjectBy doctrainsThis is a great book! It covers the whole of lake Pontchatrain - a huge subject. There is quite a bit of history covering New Orleans reaching for. and then expanding out into the lake. Leaves me wanting more; like Pontchatrain Beach. the Navy Air Base. the seaplane factory. etc.Given the size constraints. though. the book does a great job giving an overview of the history of the ares.
