This volume contains a wealth of folk songs reflecting the faith & vitality of our forebears. The songs are arranged for voice, piano, & guitar with lyrics. In addition to the music, Arnett includes vivid descriptions of America's people over the past 200 years - their daily lives & travels, their food & drink, their homes & clothes, their work, their play. There are numerous color photos throughout the book The book is divided into these sections: *Birth of American Song (1770s-1789) *One nation, land of liberty (1790-185) *Expansion, by land & by sea (1816-1859) *The blue & the gray (1860-1865) *New beginnings (1866-1899) *World power (1900-1929) *Depression to D Day (1930-1944) *Atomic age to space age (1945-1970s)
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- PublisherPraeger Publishers
- Publication date1975
- ISBN 10 027563910X
- ISBN 13 9780275639105
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages227
- EditorHazel Arnett