| Long Steel Rail Contributor(s): Cohen, Norm (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252068815 ISBN-13: 9780252068812 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $35.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2000 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional - Music | History & Criticism - General - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Dewey: 782.421 |
| LCCN: 00269272 |
| Series: Music in American Life (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.66" H x 7.01" W x 10" (2.93 lbs) 768 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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, variations, and discographies. A substantial new introduction updates this edition. |