Begin the Beguine

by Paul StJohn Mackintosh

This is a story of three men and a boat - a story that knits together the triumphs, terrors and tragedies of the dawning 20th century. The three men are legendary millionaire balladeer Cole Porter, jazz virtuoso and polymath playboy Artie Shaw - and Scottish sailor and scholar John Graham. The ship is the RMS Franconia, Clyde-built Cunard palace of the Thirties elite, nerve centre for Winston Churchill at Yalta, and venue for the composition of one...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CMXTDVMH
• ISBN13: 9798866762613
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"