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Maria Tallchief

ISBN13: 9780805033021
ISBN10: 0805033025
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A fascinating self-portrait of the fairy-tale life of a woman who understood that a committed talent could transform the world around her.

"Maria Tallchief and American ballet came of age in the same moment.... Her story will always be the story of ballet conquering America. It was and is an American romance."-Arlene Croce, The New Yorker

About the Author

Maria Tallchief received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1996. She divides her time between Chicago and Florida.

Larry Kaplan writes frequently for Ballet Review and has assisted in biographies of Merrill Ashley and Edward Villella. He lives in New York City.

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: effiemihopoulos, November 13, 2006 (view all comments by effiemihopoulos)
A pleasure to see this biography about this important American ballet icon, one of the greatest prima ballerinas of the 20th century
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A pleasure to see this biography of an important American ballet icon, one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century
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ISBN:: 9780805033021
Subtitle:: America's Prima Ballerina
With:: Kaplan, Larry
Author:: Tallchief, Maria
Author:: Kaplan, Larry
Author:: Kaplan, Larry
Publisher:: Henry Holt and Co.
Location:: New York :
Subject:: Biography
Subject:: United states
Subject:: Composers & Musicians
Subject:: Entertainment & Performing Arts - Dancers
Subject:: Tallchief, maria, 1925-
Subject:: Tallchief, Maria
Subject:: Osage Indians.
Subject:: Ballerinas.
Subject:: Osage indians -- United States -- Biography.
Subject:: Indian ballerinas
Edition Description:: Hardcover
Series Volume:: 93
Publication Date:: 19970415
Binding:: Hardback
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 368
Dimensions:: 9.56x6.49x1.34 in. 1.50 lbs.

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