The Civil War in Song and Story 1860-1865

By Frank Moore

Book Overview

Cannon smoke fades; the singing remains. Hear the era speak back. Frank Moore's The Civil War in Song and Story 1860-1865 captures the United States Civil War as people lived it: in chorus, in verse, and in remembered scene. Part civil war song anthology, part american war poetry collection, this volume brings together patriotic songs and poems, battle hymns and marches, and soldier songs and stories drawn from both camps and communities. You will find union and confederate ballads set beside civil war folk songs, revealing how hope, grief, humour, and defiance travelled faster than any dispatch. Read as a primary source reader, it opens a vivid window on 1860s American culture and the emotions that statistics cannot hold; read for pleasure, it is simply stirring, tuneful, and deeply human. For anyone interested in civil war music history, these pages show how melody and meter shaped memory, morale, and meaning. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Whether you are building an American history classroom library, revisiting family history, or collecting landmark documents of the nineteenth century, Moore's compilation offers a resonant way to meet the war where it was sung.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353703875
• ISBN13: 9789353703875
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 588 Pages
• Weight: 1.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"