Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star: The War Years, 1940-1946

by Gary Giddins

Book Overview

"The best thing to happen to Bing Crosby since Bob Hope," (WSJ) Gary Giddins presents the second volume of his masterful multi-part biography.

Bing Crosby dominated American popular culture in a way that few artists ever have. From the dizzy era of Prohibition through the dark days of the Second World War, he was a desperate nation's most beloved entertainer. But he was more than just a charismatic crooner: Bing Crosby redefined the very foundations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316887927
• ISBN13: 9780316887922
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 2.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.5"