Guitar Genius

How Les Paul Engineered the Solid-Body Electric Guitar and Rocked the World

Kim Tomsic (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

56 Seiten

2019
Chronicle Books (Verlag)
978-1-4521-5919-5 (ISBN)

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Discover the story of Les Paul: groundbreaking inventor, legendary guitarist.

This is the story of how Les Paul created the world's first solid- body electric guitar, countless other inventions that changed modern music, and one truly epic career in rock and roll. How to make a microphone? A broomstick, a cinderblock, a telephone, a radio. How to make an electric guitar? A record player's arm, a speaker, some tape. How to make a legendary inventor? A few tools, a lot of curiosity, and an endless faith in what is possible. Featuring richly detailed, dynamic illustrations by Brett Helquist, this unforgettable biography will resonate with inventive readers young and old.

Kim Tomsic lives in Boulder, Colorado. This is her first picture book. Brett Helquist is the New York Times bestselling illustrator of many books, including the Lemony Snicket books, A Series of Unfortunate Events. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Erscheinungsdatum	28.03.2019
Illustrationen	Brett Helquist
Verlagsort	San Francisco
Sprache	englisch
Maße	279 x 241 mm
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Bilderbücher
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
ISBN-10	1-4521-5919-X / 145215919X
ISBN-13	978-1-4521-5919-5 / 9781452159195
Zustand	Neuware