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Author
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 Wells, Robert V., 1943-
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Title
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Life flows on in endless song : folk songs and American history / Robert V. Wells.
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Imprint
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Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2009.
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Descr.
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xii, 245 p. ; 23 cm.
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Series
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( Music in American life)
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Call Number
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Stacks ML3551 .W46 2009 --- On order
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 Table of contents only
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Bibliogr.
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Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index.
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Contents
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Who was Tom Dooley? : history and folk songs -- Careless love : courtship, marriage, and children -- "Mine eyes have seen the glory" : of God and country -- "Take this hammer" : work and the labor movement -- The man who never returned : ships, trains, and other transportation -- Just lookin’ for a home : traveling on -- Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen : hard times and hard men -- How can I keep from singing? : Huddie Ledbetter and Woody Guthrie.
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Subject
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Folk songs, English -- United States -- History and criticism.
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United States -- History.
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Music in American life.
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ISBN
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9780252034558 (cloth : alk. paper)
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0252034554 (cloth : alk. paper)
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9780252076503 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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0252076508 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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