ISBN: 0531156796 9780531156797

Category: Music / General

Page count: 144

People whose power, influence, or perseverance have changed the world are the subjects of these candid biographies, which stress the impact of these individuals on the course of 20th-century events. Each book includes a bibliography and an index.Ella Fitzgerald challenged the practices of segregation and succeeded as a preeminent jazz and popular singer. This biography details the life of a shy and insecure young girl who became a self-confident woman capable of handling the pressures of an international singing career.