John Philip Sousa

John Philip Sousa or John Philip de Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932), popularly known as "The March King", is probably the most famous conductor and composer in history of military marches.

Writing

The composer and bandleader later wrote another work called The Transit of Venus — a 40,000-word prose story (written 1920) about a group of misogynists called the Alimony Club who, as a way of temporarily escaping the society of women, embark on a sea voyage to observe the transit of Venus. The captain's niece, however, has stown away on board and soon has won over the men. http://indians.syr.edu/mfrantz/wgpark/page.asp?pid=10

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