In 1940; the town of Clinton had scarcely grown in size or population since the Civil War. However; the coming of World War II forever changed the identity of this small Southern college town. Aside from the sudden departure of its best and brightest men and women for the front lines; global war touched Clinton in the form of a German POW camp and a Navy V12 training school at Mississippi College. Clinton: 1940-1980 picks up where author Chad Chisholm ended his previous book; with Clinton in the midst of postwar growth. It is a chronicle of Clintons living history; a treasury of photographs for all Clintonians.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Fine book. heavily detailed.By C.A. ArthurHeavily detailed. this is for jazz students only; the general reader would have a difficult time. Still. it is a first class biography. and the author knows both how to do research and to write. What a shame that Mary Lou Williams recordings are so few and so rare. But that was her fault. This excellent musician had serious mental problems that plagued her entire life. After the first couple of hundred pages. one grows weary of her difficulties. But what a portrait of jazz in its most fertile years.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Discover Mary Lou!By CustomerMary Lou Williams is wonderful. I look in every used record store that I find for her records. There is a documentary film out too. Also in the documentary film. A Great Day in Harlem. about a famous Esquire magazine photograph. Dizzy Gillespie speaks of her with a profound reverence. Check her out.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A Must ReadBy Bruce HartLinda Dahls biography of Mary Lou is a precious document for anyone interested in the history of jazz as well as just how difficult it was for a black woman to succeed in a world of men. Dahl had done an excellent job of researching her life and it was a sad one. Her playing has always appealed to me and one of my favourite cds is MY Mama Pinned A Rose On Me. This is a very important book for those men who believe that women cannot play jazz. Mary Lou was something else. And then some.Pilgarlic
