Who was Nelson Burdette Bailey, what about the Sherman & Clay publishing house, San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake, and how are these three things connected? The answers are in this book!

Andreas Fischer is a German author, acoustics expert, and ukulele historian. His research focuses on instruments made by Lyon & Healy/Washburn, the development of the ukulele in the early 20th century, and the rediscovery of N. B. Bailey's instructional materials. He publishes extensive research, documentation, and source material on his website, bailey-ukulele.de. He lives in the Rhineland and is working on further books on the cultural and musical history of the ukulele.