| Record ID | marc_loc_updates/v36.i18.records.utf8:19884044:1382 |
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001 2008017579
003 DLC
005 20080501094621.0
008 080417s2008 ncu b 001 0beng
010 $a 2008017579
020 $a9780786433742 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aML410.R68$bC37 2008
082 00 $a782.0092$aB$222
100 1 $aCarder, Polly.
245 10 $aGeorge F. Root, Civil War songwriter :$ba biography /$cP.H. Carder.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$c2008.
263 $a0806
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"When the Civil War broke out in 1861, "The Battle Cry of Freedom" became perhaps the most common patriotic song echoing throughout the North. The author of that famous tune was George F. Root, and his many other patriotic songs established him as "the musician of the people.""--Provided by publisher.
505 0 $aSheffield, Willow Farm and Boston 1820-1844 -- New York and Paris 1844-1851 -- Public taste at mid-century 1851-1855 -- Music for the popular market 1855-1861 -- The first gun is fired 1861-1863 -- Rally once again 1863-1865 -- A future full of promise 1865-1871 -- Music for the people 1871-1895.
600 10 $aRoot, George F.$q(George Frederick),$d1820-1895.
650 0 $aComposers$zUnited States$vBiography.