The Lion of Poland: The Story of Paderewski

The Lion of Poland: The Story of Paderewski

Copyright 1962 by Hawthorn Books, Inc. Copyright under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof, in any form, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review. All inquiries should be addressed to Hawthorn Books, Inc., 70 Fifth Avenue, New York City 11. This book was manufactured in the United States of America and published simultaneously in Canada by McClelland & Stewart, Ltd., 25 Hollinger Road, Toronto 16. Library of Congress Catalogue Number 62-16226. Decimal Classification 92. Our warmest thanks must go to all those through whose kindness the material for this book was assembled. We are particularly indebted to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss and to the Honorable Harry S Truman for their generosity of time and spirit in giving us invaluable personal recollections of Paderewski. The following publishers kindly allowed us the use of copyrighted material: Charles Scribners Sons, facts and quotations from THE PADEREWSKI MEMOIRS, by Ignace Jan Paderewski and Mary Lawton; Rutgers University Press, a quotation from PADEREWSKI AS I KNEW HIM, by Aniela Strakacz; The Macmillan Company, for facts from PADEREWSKI, THE STORY OF A MODERN IMMORTAL, by Charles Phillips; Harpers Magazine, for a quotation from Paderewski, the Paradox of Europe, by Colonel Edward M. House; the New York Times Magazine, for a quotation from The Paderewski Saga, by Charlotte Kellogg (Mrs. Kellogg is also the author of PADEREWSKI, an excellent biography for young people that would be of special interest to any readers who wish to investigate the subject further); Simon and Schuster, Inc., for the quotation from MEN, WOMEN, AND PIANOS, copyright 1954 by Arthur Loesser; Julian Messner, Inc., for the story of Paderewskis meeting with Clemenceau in 1922 told in THE WORLD OF CARNEGIE HALL, by Richard Schickel. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 59591
Author: Hume, Paul
Release Date: May 24, 2019
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Contributor (Author): Hume, Ruth Fox, 1922-1980

Illustrator: Réthi, Lili, 1894-1969