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Slave Songs of the United States
. Ed(S): Allen, William Francis; Ware, Charles Pickard; Garrison, Lucy Mckim
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Description for Slave Songs of the United States
Paperback. Editor(s): Allen, William Francis; Ware, Charles Pickard; Garrison, Lucy McKim. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white halftones, figures, printed music items. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVGE; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 277.
First published in 1867, Slave Songs of the United States represents the work of its three editors, all of whom collected and annotated these songs while working in the Sea Islands of South Carolina during the Civil War, and also of other collectors who transcribed songs sung by former slaves in other parts of the country. The transcriptions are preceded by an introduction written by William Francis Allen, the chief editor of the collection, who provides his own explanation of the origin of the songs and the circumstances under which they were sung. One critic has noted that, like the ... Read more
First published in 1867, Slave Songs of the United States represents the work of its three editors, all of whom collected and annotated these songs while working in the Sea Islands of South Carolina during the Civil War, and also of other collectors who transcribed songs sung by former slaves in other parts of the country. The transcriptions are preceded by an introduction written by William Francis Allen, the chief editor of the collection, who provides his own explanation of the origin of the songs and the circumstances under which they were sung. One critic has noted that, like the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
Number of Pages
194
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807869499
SKU
V9780807869499
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About . Ed(S): Allen, William Francis; Ware, Charles Pickard; Garrison, Lucy Mckim
William Francis Allen, the chief editor and author of the introduction to Slave Songs of the United States, was born in Massachusetts in 1830, studied at Harvard and in Europe, worked for the Freedmen's Aid Commission on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, during the Civil War, and after the war became chair of ancient languages at the University of Wisconsin ... Read more
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