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Slave Songs of the United States
Slave Songs of the United States
Author: Charles Pickard Ware, Lucy McKim Garrison
This 1867 landmark book represents the first systematic effort to collect and preserve the songs sung by the plantation slaves of the Old South. Most of the 130 songs, arranged by geographic area, were recorded directly from the singers themselves. Includes the melody line and all known verses to each song, directions for singing, and a commenta...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781557094346
ISBN-10: 1557094349
Publication Date: 4/1/1996
Pages: 168
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Publisher: Applewood Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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