{"product_id":"yip-harburg-harriet-hyman-alonso-9780819571281","title":"Yip Harburg: Legendary Lyricist and Human Rights Activist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new interview-based biography of The Wizard of Oz lyricist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnown as \"Broadway's social conscience,\" E. Y. Harburg (1896-1981) wrote the lyrics to the standards, \"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?,\" \"April in Paris,\" and \"It's Only a Paper Moon,\" as well as all of the songs in The Wizard of Oz, including \"Over the Rainbow.\" Harburg always included a strong social and political component to his work, fighting racism, poverty, and war. Interweaving close to fifty interviews (most of them previously unpublished), over forty lyrics, and a number of Harburg's poems, Harriet Hyman Alonso enables Harburg to talk about his life and work. He tells of his early childhood on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, his public school education, how the Great Depression opened the way to writing lyrics, and his work on Broadway and Hollywood, including his blacklisting during the McCarthy era. Finally, but most importantly, Harburg shares his commitment to human rights and the ways it affected his writing and his career path. Includes an appendix with Harburg's key musicals, songs, and films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harriet Hyman Alonso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0819571288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780819571281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wesleyan University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.37h x 6.41w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/10\/2012","brand":"Harriet Hyman Alonso","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48441362219263,"sku":"9780819571281","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4f200120-c724-4d38-832e-c6fbe095bfdb.jpg?v=1777190412","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/yip-harburg-harriet-hyman-alonso-9780819571281","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}