Hear my sad story
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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.
English Folk songsMurderSongs and musicHistory and criticismDeath in musicPopular musicDisastersFolk songs, american, history and criticismNew York Times reviewed