The Memoirs of Alton Augustus Adams, Sr. : First Black Bandmaster of the United States Navy

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Alton Augustus Adams, Sr, was a musician, writer, hotelier, and the first black bandmaster of the United States Navy. Born in the Virgin Islands in 1889, Adams joined the US military in 1917. This memoir reveals him as an inspired activist who believed music could change the world, mitigate racism,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Adams, Sr. Alton Augustus
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton, 2004.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Adams, Alton A.
Social conditions
Bandmasters.
MUSIC > General.
Directeurs d'harmonie > Îles Vierges americaines > Biographies.
Bandmasters > United States Virgin Islands > Biography.
United States Virgin Islands.
Îles Vierges americaines > Conditions sociales > 20e siecle.
United States Virgin Islands > Social conditions > 20th century.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Foreword
  • Samuel A. Floyd, Jr.; Acknowledgments
  • Mark Clague; Introduction: the soul of alton adams
  • Mark Clague; the memoirs of alton augustus adams, sr., 1889-1987; 1. a historical memoir; 2. the st.thomas craftsmen of the nineteenth century; 3. the value of education; 4. music in the virgin islands and the founding of the adams juvenile band (1910); 5. the united states navy band of the virgin islands (1917-1923); 6. the navy band's 1924 united states tour; 7. the close of the naval years (1925-1931); 8. the naval administration (1917-1931): an evaluation.
  • 9. civilian government and politics (the 1930s)10. the power of the press (the 1940s); 11. tourism and the hotel association (the 1950s); Editorial Methods
  • Mark Clague; Editorial Notes
  • Mark Clague; Selected Bibliography; Index.

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