Sunnie Wilson migrated to Detroit from South Carolina and quickly became an entertainment and business entrepreneur, best friends with the likes of Duke Ellington and Joe Louis. Based on taped interviews and extensive research, TOAST OF THE TOWN fills a void in the documented history of Detroit's black business and entertainment community from the 1920s to the present. 64 illustrations.
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Sunnie Wilson migrated to Detroit from South Carolina and quickly became an entertainment and business entrepreneur, best friends with the likes of Duke Ellington and Joe Louis. Based on taped interviews and extensive research, TOAST OF THE TOWN fills a void in the documented history of Detroit's black business and entertainment community from the 1920s to the present. 64 illustrations.
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Add this copy of Toast of the Town to cart. $125.00, very good condition, Sold by White Raven Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ypsilanti, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Wayne State Press.
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6"x9" Separately signed in ink by the Authors; Red cloth, silver spine title, frontis portrait, Pictorial endpapers / pastedown, & several photo illustrations in the text; A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket; 200 pages + publisher advertisements.
