Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Underworld Black & African American Literature From the War of 1812

From the War of 1812 to Vietnam

and the unborn heir to his family’s dynasty

owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers

and finds out what we must do to fight back

and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity

Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Underworld Black & African American Literature From the War of 1812From T. J. English, the New York Times bestselling author of Havana Nocturne, comes the epic, scintillating narrative of the interconnected worlds of jazz and organized crime in 20th century America. "[A] brilliant and courageous book." Dr. Cornel West Dangerous Rhythms tells the symbiotic story of jazz and the underworld: a relationship fostered in some of 20th century Americas most notorious vice districts. For the first half of the century mobsters