{"product_id":"in-the-country-of-country-a-journey-to-the-roots-of-american-music-paperback","title":"In the Country of Country: A Journey to the Roots of American Music - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas Dawidoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a series of indelible portraits of country music stars, Dawidoff reveals, among others, Jimmie Rodgers, the \"father of Country\"; Johnny Cash, the \"Man in Black\"; and Patsy Cline, a lonely figure striding out bravely in a man's world. \u003ci\u003eIn the Country of Country\u003c\/i\u003e is a passionate and expansive account of a quintessentially American art form and the performers that made country music what it is today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth deeply personal and endlessly evocative, \u003ci\u003eIn the Country of Country\u003c\/i\u003e pays tribute to the music that sprang from places like Maces Springs, Virginia, home of the Carter Family, and Bakersfield, California, where Buck Owens held sway. Bestselling author Nicholas Dawidoff takes readers to the back roads and country hollows that were home to Chet Atkins, Doc Watson, Emmylou Harris, and many more.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the bestselling The Catcher Was a Spy comes an exhilarating exploration of the performers, places, and experiences which form country music--a genre which is uniquely and authentically American. 40 photos. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicholas Dawidoff is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Catcher was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eIn the Country of Country: A Journey to the Roots of American Music\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and is the editor of the Library of America's \u003cb\u003eBaseball: A Literary Anthology\u003c\/b\u003e. He is also a contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, The American Scholar, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of Harvard University, he has been a Guggenheim Fellow and a Berlin Prize Fellow of the American Academy. He and his wife live in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749683134752,"sku":"9780375700828","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eeb7c3e4074298e15d77ad5a291f84c1.webp?v=1779936216","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-the-country-of-country-a-journey-to-the-roots-of-american-music-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}