Harlem in Montmartre

Harlem in Montmartre
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 214
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ISBN-10 : 9780520225374
ISBN-13 : 0520225376
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Book Synopsis Harlem in Montmartre by : William A. Shack

Download or read book Harlem in Montmartre written by William A. Shack and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-09-04 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illuminates the expatriate African American community of jazz musicians that thrived in the Montmartre district of Paris in the '20s and '30s and helped turn the "city of lights" into the major jazz capital it remains today.


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