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"Polenberg returns us to the men and women who, in song, became legends. The lyrics serve as valuable historical sources, providing important information about what had happened, why, and what it all meant. More important, they reflect the character of American life and the pathos elicited by the musical memory of these common and troubled lives"--Book jacket flap.
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Hear My Sad Story: The True Tales That Inspired Stagolee, John Henry, and Other Traditional American Folk Songs
2015, Cornell University Press
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Table of Contents
Prologue. The streets of Laredo
St. Louis. St. Louis blues (1914) ; Duncan and Brady (1890) ; Stagolee (1895) ; Frankie and Johnny (1899)
Lying cold on the ground. Omie Wise (1807) ; The ballad of Frankie Silver (1831) ; Tom Dooley (1866) ; Poor Ellen Smith (1892) ; Pearl Bryan (1896) ; Delia's gone (1900)
Bold highwaymen and outlaws. Cole Younger (1876) ; Jesse James (1882) ; John Hardy (1894) ; Railroad Bill (1896) ; Betty and Dupree (1921)
Railroads. John Henry (1870s) ; Engine 143 (1890) ; Casey Jones (1900) ; Wreck of the old 97 (1903)
Workers. Cotton mill blues (1930s) ; Chain gang blues (1930s) ; Only a miner (1930s) ; House of the Rising Sun (1930s)
Disasters. The Titanic (1912) ; The boll weevil (1920s)
Martyrs. Joe Hill (1915) ; Sacco and Vanzetti (1927)
Epilogue. Hear my sad story.
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"Sources for readers and listeners": pages 263-283.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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