{"product_id":"john-philip-sousas-america-john-phillip-sousa-iv-9781579998837","title":"John Philip Sousa's America: The Patriot's Life in Images and Words","description":"John Philip Sousa was the Beatles of his day--America's first big superstar: conductor of more than 14,000 concerts, composer of a hundred hit tunes, and author of three Broadway musicals...running at the same time! In 1900, he was the best-known musician in the world, living among presidents, corporate giants, and movie stars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven today, millions hear and love his music. Schools, stages, highways, statues, and events are named after him. \"The Stars and Stripes Forever\" is the National March of the United States of America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet there was also a mystery about him: although he was the first to attempt a world tour with a 65-piece band, he never spoke to his audience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust who was John Philip Sousa? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book tells the story about what made Sousa, SOUSA--a story that his great-grandson John Philip Sousa IV is uniquely qualified to tell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis intimate portrait brings Sousa to life--who he was, why he was driven to succeed, his love of country--and explores his life and times through hundreds of photos, cartoons, short stories, news clippings, quotes, sheet music covers, and magazine ads, collected in family scrapbooks, the Sousa Archive in the Library of Congress, and U.S. Marines archives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book also includes a bonus compact disc recording featuring The March King's most beloved works performed by his successors with \"The President's Own\" U.S. Marine Band and a rare archival track of Sousa's own voice, introducing his band and playing his beloved \"The Stars and Stripes Forever.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book reveals a quintessentially American story: It is the story of being born to poor immigrant parents and through immeasurable hard work, talent, and self-motivated drive, succeeding beyond dreams. But it is also a very personal story of a man with a vision: a man who saw great music ultimately as being from the heart and who sought to bring this music--not just his own--to the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Philip Sousa's America is a compelling portrait of a great American: a heartfelt story that will resonate for generations to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Phillip Sousa IV, Loras John Schissel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1579998836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781579998837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e GIA Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 11.00w x 1.00d","brand":"John Phillip Sousa IV","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43939753787647,"sku":"9781579998837","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_68365ac3-dd59-48c9-ace2-00003bdaf219.jpg?v=1681443289","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/john-philip-sousas-america-john-phillip-sousa-iv-9781579998837","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}