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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:
Brothers, Thomas David.
Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans / Thomas Brothers.— 1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-393-06109-4 (hardcover)
1. Armstrong, Louis, 1901–1971 2. Jazz musicians—United
States—Biography. 3. Jazz—Louisiana—New Orleans—History and
criticism. I. Title.
ML419.A75B78 2006
781.65092—dc22
2005030672
ISBN 978-0-393-33001-4 pbk.
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