| Racine: Drum and Bugle Corps Capital of the World Contributor(s): Fennell, George D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738561339 ISBN-13: 9780738561332 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: Many activities become short-lived fads. Not so for the drum and bugle corps in Racine. Here, after 150 years, drum and bugle corps activity still flourishes as a proud tradition. Racine is the self-proclaimed drum corps capital of the world. Racine had six competing drum and bugle corps during the 1960s and 1970savery impressive for a community of 90,000. In fact, it would be difficult to find a longtime resident who is unaware of this activity. Everyone in Racine either was a member of or had family or friends who were members of a drum and bugle corps. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Music | Printed Music - Band & Orchestra |
| Dewey: 784.909 |
| LCCN: 2008934417 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.83 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Racine, Wisconsin - Geographic Orientation - Wisconsin - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Many activities become short-lived fads. Not so for the drum and bugle corps in Racine. Here, after 150 years, drum and bugle corps activity still flourishes as a proud tradition. Racine is the self-proclaimed drum corps capital of the world. Racine had six competing drum and bugle corps during the 1960s and 1970s very impressive for a community of 90,000. In fact, it would be difficult to find a longtime resident who is unaware of this activity. Everyone in Racine either was a member of or had family or friends who were members of a drum and bugle corps." |
Contributor Bio(s): Fennell, George D.: - When George D. Fennell first joined the Racine Kiltie Kadets drum and bugle corps as a 12-year-old in September 1964, he never realized that it would ignite a lifelong passion for the activity. He is currently the president of the Racine Kilties Alumni Association and is a longtime member of the Racine County Historical Society. All the images contained in this book are either from the author s personal collection or from the archives of the Racine Heritage Museum or the Racine Kilties Alumni Association. |