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Toast of the town : the life and times of Sunnie Wilson /
As part of the great migration of southern blacks to the north, Sunnie Wilson came to Detroit from South Carolina after graduating from college, and soon became a pillar of the local music industry. He started out as a song and dance performer but found his niche as a local promoter of boxing, which...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Detroit :
Wayne State University Press,
2018.
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| Series: | Great Lakes Books Series
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments and Author's Note; Preface: Detroit's Most Congenial Host; 1. Old Hopes, New Dreams; 2. Stage Lights and Nightlife; 3. Mayor of the Valley; 4. The Twenty-Dollar Man; 5. Down on Hastings Street; 6. Idlewild; 7. Every Day Is a New Story; 8. Let It Roll!; 9. Lucky Old Fella; Sources; Index