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"Impeccable scholarship and lavish illustration mark this landmark study of American railroad folksong. Norm Cohen provides a sweeping discussion of the human aspects of railroad history, railroad folklore, and the evolution of the American folksong. The heart of the book is a detailed... read more
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Setting & Locations edit
- New York City
- England
- Columbia
- Chicago
- Vernon Dalhart
- Longest Train
- Canada
- London
- West Virginia
- Atlanta
- America
- North Carolina
- Washington
- Australia
- United States
- Tennessee
- Kentucky
- Alabama
- Riverside
- Memphis
- Heaven
- Brunswick
- Missouri
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Texas
- Mississippi
- Japan
- Rca Camden
- Rock Island
- Danville
- California
- Arkansas
- Richmond
- Garden City
- Buffalo
- Philadelphia
- Gospel Train
- Urbana
- Ohio
- Kansas City
- Grey Gull
- Lynchburg
- New River Train
First Sentence edit
Nothing has so drastically altered the face of this continent as the web of parallel steel ribbons that Americans began to weave across it in the 1830s.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Norm Cohen (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 782.42162130159
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Mythology › Folklore
- Books › Entertainment › Music › Musical Genres › Folk & Traditional
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Arts & Literature › Composers & Musicians › Country & Folk
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Fairy Tales
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Folklore & Mythology
- Books › Entertainment › Music › History & Criticism
- Books › Religion & Spirituality
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