Long Steel Rail: The Railroad in American Folksong

Long Steel Rail: The Railroad in American Folksong
ISBN-10
0252068815
ISBN-13
9780252068812
Category
Music
Pages
710
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Author
Norm Cohen

Description

Impeccable scholarship and lavish illustration mark this landmark study of American railroad folksong. Norm Cohen provides a sweeping discussion of the human aspects of railroad history, railroad folklore, and the evolution of the American folksong. The heart of the book is a detailed analysis of eighty-five songs, from "John Henry" and "The Wabash Cannonball" to "Hell-Bound Train" and "Casey Jones," with their music, sources, history, and variations, and discographies. A substantial new introduction updates this edition.

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