Memoirs Of Alton Augustus Adams, Sr. : First Black Bandmaster of the United States Navy
By: Adams, Alton Augustus Sir (Author), Clague, Mark (Edited by), Floyd, Samuel, Jr. (Foreword by).
University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton. Published: 17/03/2008. Audience Guide: General (US: Trade), Professional & Vocational.
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Alton Augustus Adams, Sr., was a musician, writer, hotelier, and the first black bandmaster of the United States Navy. Born in the Virgin Islands in 1889, Adams joined the U.S. military in 1917. Although naval policy at the time restricted blacks to menial jobs, Adams and his all-black ensemble provided a bridge between the local population and their all-white naval administrators. His memoirs, edited by Mark Clague, with a foreword by Samuel Floyd, Jr., reveal an inspired activist who believed music could change the world, mitigate racism, and bring prosperity to his island home. Item Details
ISBN10/13: 0520251318/9780520251311
TITLE: Memoirs of Alton Augustus Adams, Sr., The
CONTRIBUTORS: Adams, Alton Augustus Sir (Author), Clague, Mark (Edited by), Floyd, Samuel, Jr. (Foreword by)
IMPRINT: University of California Press
PUBLISHER: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
FORMAT: Hardback
PUBLICATION DATE: 17/03/2008
SUBJECT: Biography, Music, Film, Light Orchestra, Dance and Big Band
DIMENSIONS (Width x Height): 159mm x 235mm
PAGES: 384
AUDIENCE GUIDE: General (US: Trade), Professional & Vocational
ILLUSTRATIONS: Illustrations
CONTENTS: Foreword by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr. Acknowledgments by Mark Clague Introduction: The Soul of Alton Adams by Mark Clague The Memoirs of Alton Augustus Adams, Sr., 1889-1987 1. A Historical Memoir 2. The St. Thomas Craftsmen of the Nineteenth Century 3. The Value of Education 4. Music in the Virgin Islands and the Founding of the Adams Juvenile Band (1909) 5. The United States Navy Band of the Virgin Islands (1917-1923) 6. The Navy Band's 1924 United States Tour 7. The Close of the Naval Years (1925-1931) 8. The Naval Administration (1917-1931): An Evaluation 9. Civilian Government and Politics (the 1930s) 10. The Power of the Press (the 1940s) 11. Tourism and the Hotel Association (the 1950s) Editorial Methods by Mark Clague Editorial Notes by Mark Clague Selected Bibliography Index
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