| Description |
xi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Music in American life |
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Music in American life.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-228) and index. |
| Contents |
"Hard times in Coleman's mines": coal and community in the Kentucky mountains -- "I am a union woman": the Communist National Miners Union comes to Harlan County, Kentucky -- "I was born and raised in old Kentucky": Aunt Molly Jackson's first fifty years -- "Christmas Eve on the East Side": Aunt Molly moves to New York City -- "Girl of constant sorrow": Molly's sister, Sarah Ogan Gunning -- "White pilgrims in the foreign heathen country": Molly, Sarah, and the politics of folksong -- "Dreadful memories": class-conscious wives, radical mothers -- Reflections: "Be a grievin' after me". |
| Subject |
Jackson, Aunt Molly.
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Singers -- United States -- Biography.
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Protest songs -- United States -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
0252067282 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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0252024214 (acid-free paper) |
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9780252024214 (acid-free paper) |
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9780252067280 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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