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Authors: John Frayn Turner
ISBN-13: 9781589791459, ISBN-10: 1589791452
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Date Published: October 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: John Frayn Turner

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Fresh and objective-and not obsessed with mafia allegations--it is a book about Sinatra the good guy as well as the bad. From his himble beginnings in working class Hoboken, to his start in the business singing with Harry and James and Tommy Dorsey.

	Acknowledgments	IX
Chapter 1	Hoboken, Nancy, and the Rustic Cabin, 1915-1939	1
Chapter 2	Poised for Stardom, 1939-1942	19
Chapter 3	The Swoonatra Era, 1942-1945	33
Chapter 4	Hollywood, 1945-1949	49
Chapter 5	Enter Ava, Exit Nancy, 1950-1953	61
Chapter 6	From Here to Eternity, 1954-1957	83
Chapter 7	Revival, 1957	99
Chapter 8	Come Fly with Me, 1958-1961	107
Chapter 9	A Very Good Year, 1962	123
Chapter 10	Ring-a-Ding-Ding, 1962-1963	137
Chapter 11	From Vegas and the Clan to Carnegie Hall, 1963-1969	141
Chapter 12	London at Midnight, 1970-1973	157
Chapter 13	Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back, 1973-1981	165
Chapter 14	On the Road, 1982-1998	185
Appendix	Sinatra Songs, Singles, Albums, Films, and Shows	199
	Biographical Index	209
	Filmographical Index	215
	About the Author	217

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