Terry Teachout: 2 books
Duke
A Life of Duke Ellington
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
A major new biography of Duke Ellington from the acclaimed author of Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was the greatest jazz composer of the twentieth century—and an impenetrably enigmatic personality whom no one, not even his closest friends, claimed to...
Ghosts on the Roof
Selected Journalism
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Whittaker Chambers is one of the most controversial figures in modern American history a former Communist spy who left the party, testified against Alger Hiss before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and wrote a classic autobiography, Witness. Dismissed by some as a crank, reviled by others...