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Book Title: Dylan Goes Electric! : Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Topic: History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional, Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Rock
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 0.6 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Music, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 12.9 Oz
Author: Elijah Wald
Item Length: 8.3 in
Item Width: 5.8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
