June Skinner Sawyers: 3 books
Bob Dylan
New York
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Packed with information, savvy insights, and surprising facts, this guide to Dylan’s years in New York City examines the role that the city played in the creation of his music, the evolution of his creative process, and the continual reinvention of his public persona.In the landscape of Manhattan,...
Bearing the People Away
The Portable Highland Clearances Companion
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
The Highland Clearances generally refers to the eviction of indigenous Gaelic-speaking people of the Scottish Highlands and Islands—roughly between 1790 and 1855—to make way for more profitable cattle and sheep farms and, later, sporting estates. The blunt result of these evictions was that of...
Walking the Line
Country Music Lyricists and American Culture
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2013
An insightful and wide-ranging look at one of America’s most popular genres of music, Walking the Line: Country Music Lyricists and American Culture examines how country songwriters engage with their nation’s religion, literature, and politics. Country fans have long encountered the concept of...