The American Songbag.
by Sandburg, Carl
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dade City, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Famous poet Carl Sandburg was also a collector of American folk music. He compiled around 290 songs in this anthology, which contains singable words and music, including harmonies or accompaniment. Some some titles include: "No More Booze (Fireman Save My Child)" / "Driving Saw-Logs on the Plover" / 'The Foggy Dew' / 'Barbara Allen' / 'As I Was Walkin' Down Wexford Street' / 'Pretty Polly' / 'The House Carpenter' / 'The E-RI-E' / 'The Ballad Of De Boll Weevil' / 'The Buffalo Skinners' / 'Turkey In The Straw' / "When The Curtains Of Night Are Pinned Back'
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lighthousebooks, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50548bd
- Title
- The American Songbag.
- Author
- Sandburg, Carl
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & Co., (1927).
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- Literature, Music, Americana.
Terms of Sale
Lighthousebooks, ABAA
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