Life Flows On in Endless Song: Folk Songs and American History (Music in American Life)
"Life Flows on in Endless Songis full of examples that enrich our understanding of the aggregate forces that have transformed America since the colonial era."--The Journal of American History“The best, most up-to-date survey of this topic in print, this is a book for those interested in the intersection of music/song and historical events and figures. Recommended.”--Choice "Wells beautifully explains why some songs have continually touched the American psyche for far longer than these states have been a nation."--The Journal of Southern History "Those who consider folk song at its best to be the purest form of social history will thoroughly enjoy this book."--Virginia Quarterly Review  "A lovely read with fascinating origin tales of many songs readers will delight in remembering."--Journal of Social History "A muscular, detailed, well researched, stylish and celebratory history of folk music from early America to the 20th Century, with side trips into Britain when necessary to illustrate a point or track a song's lineage."--Sing Out!