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Ragging It: Getting Ragtime Into History (and Some History Into Ragtime) (C)

Ragging It: Getting Ragtime Into History (and Some History Into Ragtime) (C)

White, H. Loring

Paperback

20th Century United States HistoryCountry & FolkMusic Reference

Publisher Price: $27.95

ISBN10: 0595340423
ISBN13: 9780595340422
Publisher: Authorhouse
Published: May 23 2005
Pages: 436
Weight: 1.64
Height: 0.89 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Ragging It takes the reader on a lively, historical journey back to the days of vaudeville, fancy women, amusement parks, lynch mobs, saloons, and cabarets--a time when the upbeat music of ragtime was a craze that permeated our culture.

Author H. Loring White, a former history professor, focuses on the vastly contrasting biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and Scott Joplin, while showcasing the uniqueness of ragtime--the first popular syncopated music of the masses. In 1900, times began to move more quickly. With citizens no longer isolated on farms, ragtime was eagerly accepted by the world's first generation of popular culture, which also reveled in cakewalks; coon songs; and animal dances, such as the Grizzly Bear, Turkey Trot, and Bunny Hug. White recounts true stories about show business, political events, the repression of African-Americans, the world's fairs, and the triumphs of technology.

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