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They raised me up : a black single mother and the women who inspired her /
At the height of the cocaine-fueled 1980s, the author left a disastrous marriage in Washington State and, hoping to make it in the music business, moved with her four-year-old daughter to a gritty working-class town on the edge of Boston. This is the story of her battle to succeed in the world of ja...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Columbia, Missouri :
University of Missouri Press,
[2013]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | At the height of the cocaine-fueled 1980s, the author left a disastrous marriage in Washington State and, hoping to make it in the music business, moved with her four-year-old daughter to a gritty working-class town on the edge of Boston. This is the story of her battle to succeed in the world of jam sessions and jazz clubs - a man's world where women were seen as either sex objects or doormats. To survive, she had to find a way to pay the bills, overcome a crippling case of stage fright, fend off a series of unsuitable men, and most important, find a reliable babysitter. Alternating with Carolyn's story are the stories of her ancestors and mentors - five musically gifted women who struggled to realize their dreams at the turn of the twentieth century: Philippa Schuyler; Marjory Jackson; Lilly Pruett; Ruth Lipscomb; and Alberta Sweeney. -- Publisher's description. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 149 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149). |
| ISBN: | 9780826273086 0826273084 0826220118 9780826220110 |