Restless Giant: The Life and Times of Jean Aberbach and Hill and Range Songs
- ISBN-10
- 025207694X
- ISBN-13
- 9780252076947
- Series
- Restless Giant
- Category
- Music publishers
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Author
- Bar Biszick-Lockwood
Description
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