The Blues Walked In

by Kathleen George

Book Overview

In 1936, life on the road means sleeping on the bus or in hotels for blacks only. After finishing her tour with Nobel Sissel's orchestra, nineteen-year-old Lena Horne is walking the last few blocks to her father's hotel in Pittsburgh's Hill District. She stops at a lemonade stand and meets a Lebanese American girl, Marie David. Marie loves movies and adores Lena, and their chance meeting sparks a relationship that will intertwine their lives forever...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082296600X
• ISBN13: 9780822966005
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.7"