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Long Steel Rail
University of Illinois Press, 2000 Cloth: 978-0-252-00343-1 | Paper: 978-0-252-06881-2 Library of Congress Classification ML3551.C57 2000 Dewey Decimal Classification 782.42162130159
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS
ABOUT THIS BOOK
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, variations, and discographies. A substantial new introduction updates this edition. See other books on: Folk & Traditional | Folk music | Folk songs, English | Railroads | Songs and music See other titles from University of Illinois Press |
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Long Steel Rail
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS
University of Illinois Press, 2000
Cloth: 978-0-252-00343-1
Paper: 978-0-252-06881-2
Cloth: 978-0-252-00343-1
Paper: 978-0-252-06881-2
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, variations, and discographies. A substantial new introduction updates this edition.
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS
