The Life and Songs of Stephen Foster: A Revealing Portrait of the Forgotten Man Behind "Swanee River," "Beautiful Dreamer," and "My Old Kentucky Home" - JoAnne O'Connell - Books - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - 9781442253865 - September 29, 2016
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The Life and Songs of Stephen Foster: A Revealing Portrait of the Forgotten Man Behind "Swanee River," "Beautiful Dreamer," and "My Old Kentucky Home"

JoAnne O'Connell

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The Life and Songs of Stephen Foster: A Revealing Portrait of the Forgotten Man Behind "Swanee River," "Beautiful Dreamer," and "My Old Kentucky Home"

JoAnne O’Connell reveals a prolific composer who concealed his sympathies for slaves in his plantation songs and wrote in diverse styles to satisfy the changing tastes of his generation. This intimate biography offers an invaluable portrait of the musical, political, economic, social, racial, and gender issues of Antebellum and Civil War America.


424 pages, 38 black & white illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released September 29, 2016
ISBN13 9781442253865
Publishers Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pages 496
Dimensions 237 × 160 × 31 mm   ·   900 g
Language English  

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