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Battle Hymns: The Power and Popularity of Music in the Civil War (Civil War America (Paperback))
Christian McWhirter
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paperback. Battle Hymns: The Power and Popularity of Music in the Civil War Series: Civil War America (Paperback). Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVC; AVGP; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Music was everywhere during the Civil War. Tunes could be heard ringing out from parlour pianos, thundering at political rallies, and setting the rhythms of military and domestic life. With literacy still limited, music was an important vehicle for communicating ideas about the war, and it had a lasting impact in the decades that followed. Drawing on an array of published and archival sources, Christian McWhirter analyses the myriad ways music influenced popular culture in the years surrounding the war and discusses its deep resonance for both whites and blacks, South and North.
Though published songs of the ... Read more
Music was everywhere during the Civil War. Tunes could be heard ringing out from parlour pianos, thundering at political rallies, and setting the rhythms of military and domestic life. With literacy still limited, music was an important vehicle for communicating ideas about the war, and it had a lasting impact in the decades that followed. Drawing on an array of published and archival sources, Christian McWhirter analyses the myriad ways music influenced popular culture in the years surrounding the war and discusses its deep resonance for both whites and blacks, South and North.
Though published songs of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University North Carolina Pr United States
Condition
New
Series
Civil War America (Paperback)
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469613673
SKU
V9781469613673
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About Christian McWhirter
Christian McWhirter is assistant editor for the Papers of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, USA.
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