The blues walked in

George, Kathleen, 1943- author.

Daisy Sound Recording 2020

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 fore...

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African Americans Fiction

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Lebanese Americans Fiction

Pittsburgh (Pa.) Social life and customs 20th century Fiction

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Singers Fiction

Young women Fiction

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Edition:

Daisy edition

Description:

1 DAISY disc (10 hours, 16 minutes) : : sound ; 12 cm
digital DAISY
audio file MP3 DAISY 2.02

Target Audience Note:

Contains some descriptions of sex
Contains some violence
Contains some strong language
Female narrator

Notes:

Access restricted to persons who are visually impaired or physically disabled and cannot use conventional print materials
Narrated by: Melissa Dodge
Digital talking book. 1 level and 26 navigation points. Digitally mastered
Recorded from: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2018] 082294524X
DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps
Requires IBM PC or compatible; double speed or faster CD-ROM drive; sound card and sound output device; DAISY playback software or DAISY talking book player. Also plays in CD-MP3 player or computer with MP3-capable software
PA2A PA2A

Contents:

Intro; Title Page; Acknowledgements; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Chapter Fifteen; Chapter Sixteen; Chapter Seventeen; Chapter Eighteen; Chapter Nineteen; Chapter Twenty; Chaoter Twenty-One; 2016

LCCN:

2020999803

Control Number:

3315053

Other Authors:

Centre for Equitable Library Access (Canada)
Dodge, Melissa, narrator

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