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Sounds American : national identity and the music cultures of the lower Mississippi River Valley, 1800-1860 / Ann Ostendorf.

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Ostendorf, Ann, 1976-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2011.
Series:	Early American places.
Subjects:	Music > Mississippi River Valley > 19th century > History and criticism. Music > Social aspects > Mississippi River Valley > History > 19th century. Mississippi River Valley > History > 19th century. Music Music > Social aspects. Mississippi River Valley. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.

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Machine generated contents note: 1. Insecurity and Nationalism: The Call to Create a Unified American Music Culture
2. Threat of Diversity: The Lower Mississippi River Valley as a Case Study
3. War of the Quadrilles: Ethnic Loyalty and American Patriotism
4. "Other" Musicians: Ethnic Expression, Public Music, and Familiarizing the Foreign
5. Bounding Ethnicity: The Creation and Consumption of Ethnic Music Genres.