A collection of songs popular in the US one hundred years ago, and as such the collection furnishes a most illuminating picture of the life of those times.

The top hat and stars and stripes that characterize Uncle Sam today were first worn by Yankee actors portraying Brother Jonathan. This book explores the complex

Sounds American provides new perspectives on the relationship between nationalism and cultural production by examining how Americans grappled with musical diver

The question Americans asked in 1844 was, “Who the hell is James K. Polk?” Polk, of course, was not unknown, but was a highly unlikely presidential candidat

The love song is timeless. From its beginnings, it has been shaped by bohemians and renegades, slaves and oppressed minorities, prostitutes, immigrants and othe