Press Re-Issues Minnesota Music Man Bio as E-book, Audiobook
A revealing biography of small-town pride, politics, and community is now re-published in e-book form, with audiobook edition soon to follow. First published in 2019 as a 318-page trade paperback by Nodin Press , Minneapolis, Joy Riggs’s "Crackerjack Bands and Hometown Boosters: The Story of a Minnesota Music Man" tells how Minnesota towns once competed for respect, recognition, and renown by mustering talented bands of youth and other musicians. "We're pleased to extend the potential reach of this important 20th century Midwestern history , told through the life of respected music-educator and community band-organizer G. Oliver Riggs ," says Randy Brown, editor and publisher of Middle West Press LLC. "Now, people can enjoy the original Nodin Press paperback edition, or take the e-book or audiobook on the road." Author Joy Riggs is a freelance essayist and journalist based in Northfield, Minn. She specializes in writing about history, travel, and ...