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Hear my sad story, the true tales that inspired "Stagolee, " "John Henry, " and other traditional American folk songs, Richard Polenberg

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Hear my sad story, the true tales that inspired "Stagolee, " "John Henry, " and other traditional American folk songs, Richard Polenberg

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-283) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hear my sad story

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

908635139

Responsibility statement

Richard Polenberg

Sub title

the true tales that inspired "Stagolee, " "John Henry, " and other traditional American folk songs

Summary

"In Hear My Sad Story, Richard Polenberg describes the historical events that led to the writing of many famous American folk songs that served as touchstones for generations of American musicians, lyricists, and folkloristsm, "--NoveList

Table Of Contents

Prologue: The streets of Laredo -- St. Louis -- St. Louis blues -- Duncan and Brady -- Stagolee -- Frankie and Johnny -- Lying cold on the ground -- Omie wise -- The ballad of Frankie Silver -- Tom Dooley -- Poor Ellen Smith -- Pearl Bryan -- Delia's gone -- Bold highwaymen -- Cole Younger -- Jesse James -- John Hardy -- Railroad Bill -- Betty and Dupree -- Railroads -- John Henry (1870s) -- Engine 143 -- Casey Jones -- Wreck of the old 97 -- Workers -- Cotton mill blues (1930s) -- Chain gang blues (1930s) -- Only a miner (1930s) -- House of the rising sun (1930s) -- Disasters -- The Titanic -- The boll weevil (1920s) -- Martyrs -- Joe Hill -- Sacco and Vanzetti -- Epilogue: Hear my sad story

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