Long Steel Rail The Railroad in American Folksong by Norm Cohen 1981 DJ

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Hard Cover with Dust Jacket

710 Pages Indexed

ALSO INCLUDED - Railroad Folksongs on Record A Survey by Norman Cohen

"NORM COHEN'S MONUMENTAL WORK, LONG STEEL RAIL, IS A -' GOLD MINE FOR RAILROAD BUFFS AND COLLECTORS OF AMERICANA. . . .

When Cohen is finished sorting out the myths and legends from the facts about Casey Jones, John Henry, The Wreck of the Old 97, and eighty-two other railroad songs, you know everything, and I mean everything you ought to know about these songs. The research and rich detail are prodigious. The story of each song is told with loving care, with sensitivity and humor and sureness of touch that comes only from a lifetime of immersion in the subject. In plain language, Norm Cohen has written a classic in railroad folklore, folksong, and Americana." -Joe Glazer, "Labor's Troubadour," whose LP albums include UniOn Train.

"Cohen's past work in folk music demonstrated to me his rank as one of the leading scholars and researchers in the field. This work elevates my regard for his expertise even more. The scholarship is exemplary and shows excellent use of source materials, some of which are very difficult to come by. In some ways the author's selection and use of sources is pioneering. . . . The University of Illinois Press has the finest folk music series in this country. Norm Cohen's book is a worthy contribution to the series." -Joseph C. Hickerson, head of the Archive of Folk Song at the Library of Congress.

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