Merit Not Sympathy Wins: The Life and Times of Blind Boone by Christine Montgomery, Mary Barile

Merit Not Sympathy Wins: The Life and Times of Blind Boone

Christine Montgomery, Mary Barile

256 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

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In post-Reconstruction America, John William "Blind" Boone, an illiterate, itinerant musician, overcame obstacles created by disability, exploitative managers, and racial prejudice to become one of the country's most beloved concert performers. Me...

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