Daddy Played the Blues

by Michael Garland

Other authorsMichael Garland (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2017

Library's review

This fictional text about the Great Migration (1930s) is a tribute to the long struggle for social and economic justice. It’s also an homage to the rich, yearning strain of American music born in the South. Includes About the Author, Further Information About the Blues.

Publication

Tilbury House Publishers (2017), Edition: 1, 48 pages

Description

When they are forced to leave their Mississippi farm, young Cassie and her family head north to Chicago in search of a better life, but never lose their blues-playing roots.

Language

Original language

English

Pages

48

Physical description

48 p.; 10.5 x 9.4 inches

ISBN

0884485889 / 9780884485889

DDC/MDS

781.643

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