Jenny Lind Sang Here by Bernardine Kielty 1959 North Star Books Hardback USA

When Jenny Lind arrived from Europe on a summer day in 1850, the city of New York went wild. Steamboats in the harbor whistled a shrill welcome. Church bells rang. Flags were flying. And thousands upon thousands of gaily dressed people gathered to welcome ashore the Swedish Nightingale most famous and beloved singer of her generation. This biography is a swift, suspenseful, and charming account of a remarkable woman's life! Great vintage condition, prior library edition. by Bernardine Kielty illustrated by Douglas Gorsline copyright 1959 Houghton Mifflin Company Boston The Riverside Press Cambridge Massachusetts 179 pages hardback 8 5/8" long 5 5/8" wide 3/4" thick