About the Author

Juanita Karpf is an independent scholar, a former educator, and professional cellist. She is author of Performing Racial Uplift: E. Azalia Hackley and African American Activism in the Postbellum to Pre-Harlem Era, published by University Press of Mississippi. She has published in American Music, Black Music Research Journal, and Popular Music and Society.

Reviews

From Biblical Book to Musical Megahit is a gratifying exploration of a surprisingly important and durable work in nineteenth-century American musical life." - R. Allen Lott, professor of music history at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

"Clear and imminently readable, From Biblical Book to Musical Megahit is a veritable trove of information, photographs, and music." - Jake Johnson, author of Mormons, Musical Theater, and Belonging in America