Brothers in arms : a legendary tank regiment's bloody war from D-Day to VE Day
James Holland
A provocative interpretation of why classical music in America "stayed white". In 1893 the composer Antonin Dvorák prophesied a "great and noble" school of American classical music based on the searing "negro melodies" he had excitedly discovered. But while Black music would found popular genres known the world over, it never gained a foothold in the concert hall. Joseph Horowitz ranges throughout American cultural history searching for explanations.