The Ballad of Blind Tom, Slave Pianist: America's Lost Musical Genius by Deirdre O'Connell
The Ballad of Blind Tom, Slave Pianist: America's Lost Musical Genius
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Deirdre O'Connell
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The Ballad of Blind Tom, Slave Pianist: America's Lost Musical Genius

Deirdre O'Connell

378 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction biography history music emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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The true story of a black musical savant in the era of slavery. Born into slavery in Georgia, Tom Wiggins died an international celebrity in New York in 1908. His life was one of the most bizarre and moving episodes in American history. Born blind...

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