| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 352 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent. |
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unmediated n rdamedia. |
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volume nc rdacarrier. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-336) and index. |
| Contents |
Birth of a kingpin, 1866-1885. There is no Yankee Doodle in Memphis ; A promiscuous running fight ; A frightful state of moral darkness ; Birth of a kingpin -- Birth of Beale, 1885-1892. Dividing the wages of sin ; Contributions from malefactors ; Free speech, high revelry, and low song ; The true spark of manhood -- Birth of the blues, 1901-1918. Red, gray, and blue ; Doctor said it'd kill me, but he didn't say when ; Purifying the moral atmosphere ; The gig ; We gonna barrelhouse anyhow ; Like a stone cast into the sea ; I'd rather be there than any place I know -- The lid, 1918-1940. All the pretty girls lived good ; In a class by himself ; The frolic ; The unholy combination ; Snitchin' gambler blues ; God's chillun ; Within the gates of Memphis ; A Boyle festers ; This is a white man's country. |
| Summary |
Documents the rise and fall of the legendary Memphis thoroughfare that indelibly shaped American culture, documenting its story through the life of former slave and first black millionaire Robert Church. |
| Subject |
Beale Street (Memphis, Tenn.) -- History.
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Beale Street (Memphis, Tenn.) -- Biography.
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Memphis (Tenn.) -- History.
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Memphis (Tenn.) -- Biography.
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Memphis (Tenn.) -- Race relations.
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Church, Robert Reed, 1839-1912.
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Church, Robert Reed, 1839-1912 -- Family.
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| ISBN |
9780393082579 (hbk.) : $26.95 |
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0393082571 (hbk.) |
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