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100 1 _aAlverson, Margaret Blake,
_d1836-1923
245 1 0 _aSixty Years of California Song
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2006-10-12
508 _aProduced by David Newman, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Sixty Years of California Song" by Margaret Blake-Alverson is a historical memoir written in the early 20th century. The volume recounts the author’s life journey intertwined with music, stretching from her family's musical heritage to her experiences in California. The narrative encompasses the author's childhood, professional singing career, and significant musical contributions to the development of the arts in California. At the start of the memoir, the author reflects on her childhood influenced by a musical family led by her father, a reverend, whose ministry shaped their lives. She reminisces about the family’s move to California during the Gold Rush, highlighting the challenges and adventures they faced. The opening sections emphasize her father's dedication to his ministry, the family’s early experiences of loss and longing, and how music became a transformative element in their lives, laying a foundation for Alverson's future in song and performance within the emerging cultural landscape of California. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMusic -- California -- History and criticism
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19528
999 _c60901
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