Music and Politics in San Francisco: From the 1906 Quake to the Second World War
- ISBN-10
- 0520268911
- ISBN-13
- 9780520268913
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 365
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-09-04
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Leta E. Miller
Description
"Roth Family Foundation music in America imprint"--Prelim. p.
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