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Work and Sing: A History of Occupational and Labor Union Songs in the United States

Ronald D. Cohen

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Description:In this wide-ranging and accessible survey of American labor songs, Ronald D. Cohen chronicles the history behind the work songs of cowboys, sailors, hoboes, and others, as well as the singing culture of groups ranging from the Industrial Workers of the World to Pete Seeger's "People's Songs." He discusses protest songs, the links between labor songs and the Left, the importance of labor song leaders such as Joe Glazer, labor musicals and songsters, and the folk music movement from Lead Belly and the Almanac Singers through Woody Guthrie.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Work and Sing: A History of Occupational and Labor Union Songs in the United States. To get started finding Work and Sing: A History of Occupational and Labor Union Songs in the United States, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In this wide-ranging and accessible survey of American labor songs, Ronald D. Cohen chronicles the history behind the work songs of cowboys, sailors, hoboes, and others, as well as the singing culture of groups ranging from the Industrial Workers of the World to Pete Seeger's "People's Songs." He discusses protest songs, the links between labor songs and the Left, the importance of labor song leaders such as Joe Glazer, labor musicals and songsters, and the folk music movement from Lead Belly and the Almanac Singers through Woody Guthrie.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Work and Sing: A History of Occupational and Labor Union Songs in the United States. To get started finding Work and Sing: A History of Occupational and Labor Union Songs in the United States, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Work and Sing: A History of Occupational and Labor Union Songs in the United States

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