Toast of the Town: The Life and Times of Sunnie Wilson Contributor(s): Wilson, Sunnie (Author), Cohassey, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814343872 ISBN-13: 9780814343876 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $22.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Biography & Autobiography | Business - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts |
Dewey: B |
Series: Great Lakes Books |
Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6" W x 9" (0.69 lbs) 340 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Cultural Region - Midwest |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: As part of the great migration of southern blacks to the north, Sunnie Wilson came to Detroit from South Carolina after graduating from college, and soon became a pillar of the local music industry. He started out as a song and dance performer but found his niche as a local promoter of boxing, which allowed him to make friends and business connections quickly in the thriving industrial city of Detroit. Part oral history, memoir, and biography, Toast of the Town draws from hundreds of hours of taped conversations between Sunnie Wilson and John Cohassey, as Wilson reflected on the changes in Detroit over the last sixty years. Supported by extensive research, Wilson's reminiscences are complemented by photographs from his own collection, which capture the spirit of the times. |