Ragtime: A Musical and Cultural History

by Edward A. Berlin

Book Overview

Ragtime, the jaunty, toe-tapping music that captivated American society from the 1890s through World War I, forms the roots of America s popular musical expression. But the understanding of ragtime and its era has been clouded by a history of murky impressions, half-truths, and inventive fictions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520036719
• ISBN13: 9780520036710
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.