In Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star - The War Years (1940-1946) -- the much-anticipated follow-up to the universally acclaimed first volume, Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams - The Early Years (1903 - 1940) -- NBCC Winner and preeminent cultural critic Gary Giddins now focuses on Crosby's most memorable period, the war years and the origin story of White Christmas. Set against the backdrop of a Europe on the brink of collapse, this groundbreaking work traces Crosby's skyrocketing career as he fully inhabits a new era of American entertainment and culture.
In Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star - The War Years (1940-1946) -- the much-anticipated follow-up to the universally acclaimed first volume, Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams - The Early Years (1903 - 1940) -- NBCC Winner and preeminent cultural critic Gary Giddins now focuses on Crosby's most memorable period, the war years and the origin story of White Christmas. Set against the backdrop of a Europe on the brink of collapse, this groundbreaking work traces Crosby's skyrocketing career as he fully inhabits a new era of American entertainment and culture.
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