THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF

Copyright © 2019 by The Country Music Film Project, LLC

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Duncan, Dayton, author. | Burns, Ken, [date]

Title: Country music / by Dayton Duncan ; based on a documentary film by Ken Burns, written by Dayton Duncan ; with a preface by Ken Burns.

Description: First edition. | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018047629 (print) | LCCN 2018048609 (ebook) | ISBN 9780525520559 (e-book) | ISBN 9780525520542 (hardcover)

Subjects: LCSH: Country music—History and criticism.

Classification: LCC ML3524 (ebook) | LCC ML3524 .D85 2019 (print) | DDC 781.64209—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018047629

Ebook ISBN 9780525520559

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