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Author:   Daniel Wolff
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Edition:   Revised and Expanded
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.004kg
ISBN:  

9781978820401

ISBN 10:   1978820402
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   24 November 2021
Recommended Age:   From 16 to 99 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction  Fourth of July, 1870  Fourth of July, 1885  American Day, 1892  Fourth of July, 1903  Fourth of July, 1924  Fourth of July, 1941  Fourth of July, 1956  Fourth of July, 1970  Fourth of July, 1978  Fourth of July, 2001  Update: Fourth of July, 2020  Acknowledgments  Notes  Selected Bibliography  Permissions  Index 

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Wolff weaves into his narrative the musical heritage of Sousa, Sinatra and Bill Haley to underscore the social changes affecting the town over time. Asbury Park's current renewal efforts are mired in troubles-but the song Wolff hears there is still one of hope. A luminous history of Springsteen's Asbury Park...Wolff creates popular history at its best. Springsteen fans will love it, and so will anyone interested in American social history. It's an ingenious idea, as the author, a poet and an award-winning biographer of Sam Cooke, filters the town's history through more than a century of its all-American summer holiday celebrations. Wolff weaves into his narrative the musical heritage of Sousa, Sinatra and Bill Haley to underscore the social changes affecting the town over time. Asbury Park's current renewal efforts are mired in troubles-but the song Wolff hears there is still one of hope.

Author Information

DANIEL WOLFF is a Grammy-nominated non-fiction author and poet who has written a half-dozen books on American history and culture, from an award-winning biography of Sam Cooke to a best-selling dual biography of Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan. He also collaborated with photographer Eric Meola on Born to Run: The Unseen Photos. He resides in Nyack, New York.

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