Seldes, Barry,  1938- <br/><br/>
Leonard Bernstein :  the political life of an American musician / 
Barry Seldes. 
 - Berkeley, Calif. ;  London :  University of California Press,  2009. 
 - xiv, 288 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> From his conducting debut in 1943 until his death in 1990, Leonard Bernstein's star blazed brilliantly. In this biography of Bernstein's political lie, Barry Seldes examines Bernstein's career against the backdrop of Cold War America and the factors that by the mid-1950s allowed his triumphant return to the New York Philharmonic. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780520257641 (hbk.) :  £14.95 0520257642 (hbk.) :  £14.95 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 --Political activity.<br/>Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 --Political and social views.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Musicians--Political activity.--United States
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>780.9'2