The American Songbag
HarperCollins · Paperback · October 29, 1990
Sandburg was not only a poet but also a noted collector and performer of american folk music.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in American folk songs and their lyrics and music
- Themes
- American folk music, Traditional songs
- Genres
- Folk & Traditional Music, Lyrics, American Poetry
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Sandburg was not only a poet but also a noted collector and performer of american folk music. This anthology contains words and music to 290 songs that people have sung in the making of americanca. New Introduction by Garrison Keillor; Prefatory Notes by the Author; Index.
Where it sits
| Folk & Traditional Music | 76% |
|---|---|
| Lyrics | 38% |
| American Poetry | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Musicians' Lives
- Lives in History
- Fashion Biographies
- U.S. History
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- U.S. State & Local History
- Classical
- Folk & Traditional Music
- Music History
- Authors
- Carl Sandburg
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 29, 1990
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- American folk music · Traditional songs
- Reading lane
- Musicians' Lives