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Hear My Sad Story: The True Tales That Inspired "Stagolee," "John Henry," and Other Traditional American Folk Songs
By Polenberg, Richard
- ISBN
- 9781501700026
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ.
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Reviewed on November 15, 2015 | Arts and Humanities
The American folk song, not unlike the country, is relatively young. This provides the opportunity to study the events that inspired such iconic songs as "Tom Dooley" and "Frankie and Johnny" using contemporary documentations including court records, newspaper accounts, and, in the rare instance, eyewitness accounts. Pollenberg (emeritus, history, Co...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
