Stephen Foster & Co. : lyrics of America's first great popular songs / edited by Ken Emerson.
America's first professional songwriter, Foster wrote lyrics that have entered our country's cultural bloodstream. Emerson presents a fully and delightfully annotated selection of Foster's most famous songs, and augments them with lyrics that either influenced Foster or were inspired...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Library of America,
©2010.
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| Series: | American poets project ;
30. |
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| Summary: | America's first professional songwriter, Foster wrote lyrics that have entered our country's cultural bloodstream. Emerson presents a fully and delightfully annotated selection of Foster's most famous songs, and augments them with lyrics that either influenced Foster or were inspired by his genius. |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 182 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781598530704 (hbk) 1598530704 (hbk) |