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Book Title: Blind Joe Death's America : John Fahey, the Blues, and Writing White Discontent
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: George Henderson
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: History & Criticism, Ethnomusicology, General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication Year: 2021
Genre: Literary Criticism, Music, Social Science
Item Weight: 12.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 236 Pages
