Richard Aquila: 2 books
Let's Rock!
How 1950s America Created Elvis and the Rock and Roll Craze
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
Rock & roll was one of the most important cultural developments in post–World War II America, yet its origins are shrouded in myth and legend*. Let’s Rock!* reclaims the lost history of rock & roll. Based on years of research, as well as interviews with Bo Diddley, Pat Boone, and other...
The Sagebrush Trail
Western Movies and Twentieth-Century America
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2015
The Sagebrush Trail is a history of Western movies but also a history of twentieth-century America. Richard Aquila’s fast-paced narrative covers both the silent and sound eras, and includes classic westerns such as Stagecoach, A Fistful of Dollars, and Unforgiven, as well as B-Westerns that starred...