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Guitar : an American life / Tim Brookes

By:

Brookes, Tim, 1953-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Grove Press , c2005.Edition: 1st edDescription: 339 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780802142580

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

787.6 BRO

LOC classification:

ML1015.G9 B753 2005

Summary: Brookes, a regular commentator on National Public Radio, traces the history of the guitar in America, from its arrival with the conquistadors to the present day. He also considers the instrument's cultural role as a symbol for ideals such as freedom, youthful sexuality, and protest. Interspersed with the historical narrative are essays describing step-by-step the creation of the author's custom Vermont cherry "dream guitar" by luthier Rick Davis.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	787.6 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		041636

Brookes, a regular commentator on National Public Radio, traces the history of the guitar in America, from its arrival with the conquistadors to the present day. He also considers the instrument's cultural role as a symbol for ideals such as freedom, youthful sexuality, and protest. Interspersed with the historical narrative are essays describing step-by-step the creation of the author's custom Vermont cherry "dream guitar" by luthier Rick Davis.

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