The baroness : the search for Nica, the rebellious Rothschild
Title:
The baroness : the search for Nica, the rebellious Rothschild
Author:
Rothschild, Hannah, 1962-
Personal Author:
Edition:
First American edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2013]
©2012
Physical Description:
285 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary:
A biography of the author's great-aunt, jazz patroness Nica de Koenigswarter, drawing on family records to examine the traditions that shaped her youth, her marriage to Baron Jules de Koenigswarter, and her role in supporting the New York jazz world.
General Note:
"This is a Borzoi book."
Language:
English
Contents:
The other one -- Queen of the fleas -- The rose of Hungary -- Fight, flee, flounder -- Long, dark prison -- Rothschildiana -- The butterfly and the blues -- Pure pre-war perfection -- The Commander-in-Chief -- You're the top -- Stormy weather -- Pistol-packing mama -- Take the A-train -- Black, brown and beige -- A blast -- Loneliest monk -- Black bitch, white bitch -- Bird -- Pannonica -- Strange fruit -- Blood, sweat and tears -- Gotten me crazy -- Luvya -- 'Round midnight.
ISBN:
9780307961983
Format :
Book
