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Teaching American History with Favorite Folk Songs
Language: en
Pages: 68
Authors: Tracey West
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

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Contains classroom activities that use folk songs to connect students to major events in U.S. history.
Songs of America
Language: en
Pages: 321
Authors: Jon Meacham
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-06-11 - Publisher: Random House

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A celebration of American history through the music that helped to shape a nation, by Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham and music
Singing for Peace
Language: en
Pages: 192
Authors: Ronald D Cohen
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-11-17 - Publisher: Routledge

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Wars have dominated the history of the United States since its founding, but there has also been a long history of antiwar activity. Peace songs have emerged ou
Music of the World War II Era
Language: en
Pages: 285
Authors: William H. Young
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-12-30 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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In the World War II era, big bands and swing music reached the heights of popularity with soldiers as well as friends and loved ones back home. Many entertainer
American History in Song
Language: en
Pages: 508
Authors: Diane Holloway
Categories: Popular music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: iUniverse

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Songwriters dramatically captured the details of how Americans lived, thought and changed in the first half of the twentieth century. This book examines 1033 so