The American Songbag

Sandburg was not only a poet but also a noted collector and performer of american folk music. This anthology contains words and music to 290 songs that people have sung in the making of americanca. New Introduction by Garrison Keillor; Prefatory Notes by the Author; Index.

About the author

CARL SANDBURG (1878–1967) was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize, first in 1940 for his biography of Abraham Lincoln and again in 1951 for Complete Poems. Before becoming known as a poet, he worked as a milkman, an ice harvester, a dishwasher, a salesman, a fireman, and a journalist. Among his classics are the Rootabaga Stories, which he wrote for his young daughters at the beginning of his long and distinguished literary career.

Summary

Sandburg was not only a poet but also a noted collector and performer of american folk music. This anthology contains words and music to 290 songs that people have sung in the making of americanca. New Introduction by Garrison Keillor; Prefatory Notes by the Author; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Carl Sandburg
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.10.1990
• EAN: 9780156056502
• ISBN: 978-0-15-605650-2
• No. of pages: 528
• Weight: 1007 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Hobby, home > Singing, making music; Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Rock and Roll, Soul and Funk, Rock, Rhythm and Blues, R’n’B, Music, Reference works, History of Music, Local History, Popular Music, Fashion and textile design, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Music reviews and criticism, Biography: arts and entertainment, Biography: historical, political and military, Classical style, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Folk, Folkloric styles, Music of film and stage, Musical scores, lyrics and libretti, Traditional and folk music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Music, MUSIC: Genres & Styles / Rock, HISTORY: United States / General, HISTORY: United States / State & Local / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Fashion, MUSIC: Printed General, MUSIC: History & Criticism, MUSIC: Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B, MUSIC: Reference, MUSIC: Genres & Styles / Classical, MUSIC: Genres & Styles / Musicals, 1989;1990;1991