Today, I received Jazz: An Introduction to the History and Legends Behind America’s Music (Smithsonian/HarperCollins) by Bob Blumenthal and Richard and John: Kings at War by Frank McLynn (Da Capo Press), both of which I will be reviewing for PopMatters.
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Toby Lester, author of The Fourth Part of the World, writes about America’s naming in the Globe.
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