{"product_id":"bridger-paperback-softback-9781477326695","title":"Bridger (Paperback \/ softback) 9781477326695","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBridger\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBobby Bridger (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477326695, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 April 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages, 29 b\u0026amp;w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.481 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenowned for \u003ci\u003eA Ballad of the West\u003c\/i\u003e, his epic trilogy about the American West from the era of mountain man Jim Bridger to the closing of the frontier, Bobby Bridger has had a career in show business that spans the rockabilly-to-\"Music City, USA\" era in Nashville, the cosmic cowboy scene in Austin, the flowering of folk music, and even Broadway theater. His multifaceted talents have found expression in singing, acting, writing, painting, and sculpting. In this engrossing account of the personal and artistic journey that led him to create a new American art form, the epic ballad, Bridger touches on almost every major musical, entertainment, and cultural movement of the second half of the twentieth century, with a cast of characters that reads like a \"Who's Who\" of American popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBridger's story begins in a small town in northeast Louisiana, where he first experienced the twin attractions of painting and music. He recounts his early efforts to become a successful Nashville singer-songwriter and his growing awareness that the commercial music business would never support his evolving desire to become a historical balladeer. Bridger recalls how his interest in folk music and folk ballads fired his ambition to tell the story of the American West. He movingly describes how this dream eventually became \u003ci\u003eA Ballad of the West\u003c\/i\u003e, an epic trilogy about Jim Bridger, the Lakota Sioux, and Buffalo Bill that has taken form in an acclaimed cycle of songs, a one-man show, books, full-cast stage performances, and other media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the book is a DVD that offers songs from \u003ci\u003eA Ballad of the West\u003c\/i\u003e and a sample from the forthcoming documentary \u003ci\u003eQuest of an Epic Balladeer\u003c\/i\u003e, based on Bobby Bridger's life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrologue. The Remuda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter One. Coyote in the Catbird's Seat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Two. A Painter's Portal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Three. When the Pupil's Ready, the Teacher Will Appear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Four. Like a Rolling Stone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Five. Hunters and Farmers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Six. Three Chords and the Truth (As Long As It's Cowritten)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Seven. The Sounds of Silence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Eight. Scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Nine. Merging of Our Minds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Ten. A Hill on the Moon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Eleven. The Big Tent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Twelve. And I Wanted to Sing for the People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Thirteen. Juxtapositions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Fourteen. Beyond the Fourth Wall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Fifteen. How to Spell Guru: Gee-you-are-you!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Sixteen. A Dance in the Desert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Seventeen. The Medicine Wheel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Eighteen. Luminescence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue. Digital Balladeers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52590988296472,"sku":"9781477326695","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bridger-paperback-softback-9781477326695","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}