'He ate gunpowder every morning,' complained one umpire, 'and washed it down with warm blood.' That described John McGraw, who in the 1890s was the rowdiest member of the ferocious Baltimore Orioles, the club that pioneered the hit-and-run, the cutoff, the squeeze play, and the 'Baltimore chop.' In 1902, he began his thirty-season reign as manager ...
Discover the history of the acoustic guitar with more than 200 full-color photographs and authoritative text. Learn about the makers, players, and manufacturers of this classic instrument with information on its European heritage, twentieth-century developments, and the acoustic guitar in the "unplugged" arena.
With over 100 color photos and insightful essays written by world-class jazz authorities, this book illustrates the saxophone's role in jazz from its earliest 1920s roots through today. It describes how the sound of jazz has been shaped in the hands of Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Branford Marsalis, Sonny Rollins, ...
"The Standard Handbook of Electronics Engineering" has defined its field for over thirty years. Spun off in the 1960's from Fink's "Standard Handbook of Electrical Engineering", the Christiansen book has seen its markets grow rapidly, as electronic engineering and microelectronics became the growth engine of digital computing. The EE market has ...
The sumptuous color and black-and-white portraits of a wide panorama of jazz guitarists, from giants of the early days of jazz like Lonnie Johnson to latter-day legends like Pat Metheny and Al DiMeola, would be reason enough alone to investigate MASTERS OF JAZZ GUITAR. But the authors' in-depth analysis and expert critical essays on the musical ...
The sumptuous color and black-and-white portraits of a wide panorama of jazz guitarists, from giants of the early days of jazz like Lonnie Johnson to latter-day legends like Pat Metheny and Al DiMeola, would be reason enough alone to investigate MASTERS OF JAZZ GUITAR. But the authors' in-depth analysis and expert critical essays on the musical ...
Born a slave in Kentucky, Allensworth went on to become a schoolteacher, an ordained minister, and delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1880 and 1884. After his retirement as the highest ranking African American in the U.S. Army, Allensworth moved to California and established a company to assist African Americans in migration to the ...
Author Bio Charles Alexander, raised in Liverpool England, trained for ministry in Canada. Married to Verna, they have three adult children. By God's grace he has been responsible for the building of three new churches in Western Canada. No longer pastoring a congregation, Charles is the Teaching Director of the Timothy Institute of Ministry. His ...
This first edition text is for use in the introductory circuit analysis or circuit theory course taught in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology departments. The main objective of this book is to present circuit analysis in a clear, easy-to-understand manner, with many practical applications to interest the student. The ...
"Possibly the most comprehensive illustrated history of the guitar, this authoritative volume traces the instrument's evolution from the 16th century to the present. Illustrated with more than 400 orig"
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