Satchmo Blows Up the World book analysis

  Write a 3 page, double spaced, critical review of the book Satchmo Blows Up the World: Jazz Ambassadors Play the Cold War – by Penny M. Von Eschen. The formatting should be in Chicago. The critical review should include the following. 1. Biographical information on the author, addressing the question of how the authors’ background influenced her interpretation of the historical evidence. 2. What is the theme or main thesis of the book? 3. Does the author effectively support her thesis? 4. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the text? 5. Evaluate the sources used in the authors’ text: Are they primary or secondary sources? Are they updated or old sources? Has the author excluded other key sources that would add to the depth of the book? 6. What is your assessment of the author’s thesis? How would you change or modify the main idea?