Harlem of the West

Harlem of the West
Author: Elizabeth Pepin
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780811845489

Harlem of the West reveals a forgotten slice of San Francisco history and the African-American experience on the West Coast: the thriving jazz scene of the Fillmore in the 1940s and 1950s. With archival photographs and oral accounts from the residents and musicians who experienced it, this vividly illustrated tour will delight jazz fans and history aficionados.