Memories Before and After the Sound of Music
An Autobiography
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 14, 2010
Agathe von Trapp, the oldest daughter in the Trapp Family Singers, offers readers the real story behind an American classic in her poignant and fascinating autobiography Memories Before and After The Sound of Music.
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- Who it’s for
- An autobiography looks beyond the famous retelling to Agathe von Trapp’s family story and later life.
- Themes
- Trapp family and its history, Life after The Sound of Music
- Genres
- Musicians' Lives, Personal Memoirs, Lives in History
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Agathe von Trapp, the oldest daughter in the Trapp Family Singers, offers readers the real story behind an American classic in her poignant and fascinating autobiography Memories Before and After The Sound of Music. The courageous family and events immortalized in the beloved Broadway musical and hit Hollywood film come vibrantly alive in these pages, and Agathe’s post-Sound of Music life is equally compelling.
Beyond the Musical
An autobiography looks beyond the famous retelling to Agathe von Trapp’s family story and later life.
Come here for
- The real story behind a beloved musical and film
- A family account in the oldest daughter’s own words
Expect
- A poignant autobiographical perspective
- Life both before and after the famous retelling
Where it sits
| Musicians' Lives | 46% |
|---|---|
| Personal Memoirs | 34% |
| Lives in History | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Art History
- American Art
- Musicians' Lives
- Lives in Entertainment
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- Women's Lives
- Personal Memoirs
- European History
- History Writing
- Authors
- Agathe von Trapp
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 14, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Trapp family and its history · Life after The Sound of Music
- Reading lane
- Art History