Noble lives : biographical portraits of three remarkable gay men - Glenway Wescott, Aaron Copland, and Dag Hammarskjöld /

Noble lives : biographical portraits of three remarkable gay men - Glenway Wescott, Aaron Copland, and Dag Hammarskjöld /

"Noble Lives examines how sexual orientation affected the careers of two historical figures generally accepted as gay, and a third whose sexual identity was in constant question during his lifetime. This book features comprehensive biographical accounts of Jazz Age author Glenway Wescott, Acade...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vargo, Marc
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harrington Park, 2005.
Subjects:
Wescott, Glenway, > 1901-1987.
Copland, Aaron, > 1900-1990.
Hammarskjöld, Dag, > 1905-1961.
Wescott, Glenway, > 1901-
Gay men > Biography.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
Composers > United States > Biography.
Statesmen > Sweden > Biography.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Machine derived contents note: Contents
  • Prologue
  • Glenway Wescott
  • Introduction
  • Wisconsin Days
  • France in the Jazz Age
  • The Manhattan Years
  • The Activist Years
  • Sunset At Haymeadows
  • Aaron Copland
  • Introduction
  • Brooklyn Days
  • Life in France
  • The Musicalization of Americana
  • The Composer As Populist
  • The Composer As Organizer
  • The Composer As Innovator
  • The Composer As Elder Statesman
  • The Copland Legacy
  • Dag Hammarskjḻd
  • Introduction
  • The Red Castle
  • The Golden Boy
  • The Great Depression
  • The War Years
  • The United Nations
  • The Global Peacemaker
  • Tragedy in the Congo
  • Epilogue
  • Index.

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