Working Americans, 1880-2023: Vol. 19: Performing Arts
This first edition of Working Americans 1880-2023: The Performing Arts is the 19th volume in the popular Working Americans series. It profiles various Americans from very different walks of life who made distinct contributions to the nation’s field of performing arts. In addition to profiling composers, musical performers, and actors, this volume contains perhaps unexpected portraits of a banjo pickler, a journeyman piano player, and a teenage rock band master. All who have made achievements in their respective artistic fields. Profiles span more than 140 years and detail the lives of champions of the arts in one form or another, while at the same time tracing the evolution of performing arts in the United States.
Like other volumes in this series, The Performing Arts is a compilation of original research— personal diaries, family histories —combined with commercial advertisements and news features. The profiles combine historical facts with historical fiction to create the individuals and families featured. The text is written in bulleted format, and hundreds of images offer strong visuals of the lives of the artists.
Each profile starts with a brief introduction and photograph of the subject, then moves to three bulleted sections.
• Life at Home: What home life was like for these performers and their families—daily routines, what their house looked like, and what they ate.
• Life at Work: Details what it was like during their school years and their job, including work environment, relationships with co-workers, and attitude of others.
• Life in the Community: Offers insight into the area these performers lived in, often with geographic and social history, as well as a sense of the area’s economy and recreational opportunities.
Next are Historical Snapshots – interesting collections of firsts and significant events that happened in the year profiled. These are followed by Selected Prices – the cost of everyday items, from shoes to radios. Each chapter ends with Primary Documents – full reprints or excerpts of magazine and newspaper articles, letters, and diary entries about a variety of current events that adds historical context to the life of the profiled performer.
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