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Orgill, Roxane

Mahalia: A Life in Gospel Music

132 pp. | Candlewick | January, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-7636-1011-9 $$19.99
(4) YA Written in the voice of an omniscient narrator and focusing on Jackson's life in New Orleans and Chicago, Orgill's lively account incorporates a small amount of fictionalized dialogue and succeeds in informing young readers about a twentieth-century giant of American music. Black-and-white photos--some sharp, others dark--supplement this biography. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Jack Forman

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