Long Steel Rail: The Railroad in American Folksong

Ivan M. Tribe · Norm Cohen

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Impeccable scholarship and lavish illustration mark this landmark study of American railroad folksong. Norm Cohen provides a sweeping discussion of the human aspects of railroad history, railroad folklore, and the evolution of the American folksong. heart of the book is a detailed analysis of eighty-five songs, from John Henry and The Wabash Cannonball to Hell-Bound Train and Casey Jones, with their music, sources, history, variations, and discographies. A substantial new introduction updates this edition.

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