Description: This 1867 landmark book was the first systematic effort to collect and preserve songs sung by plantation slaves. Most of the 130 songs, geographically arranged, were recorded directly from the singers themselves.
Pub Date: July 6, 1995
Dewey: 782.4216
LCCN: 95007386
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.41" H x 8.47" L x 5.42" W ( 0.44 lbs) 192 pages
BISAC Categories:
Music | Printed Music | General | History | United States | Civil War Period 18501877 | Biography and Autobiography | Ethnomusicology | Genres and Styles | Folk and Traditional | Religious | Gospel | African American and Black
Series: Dover Books on Music: Folk Songs
Description: This 1867 landmark book was the first systematic effort to collect and preserve songs sung by plantation slaves. Most of the 130 songs, geographically arranged, were recorded directly from the singers themselves.