Singing the New Nation
Subtitle: How Music Shaped the Confederacy, 1861-1865
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: December 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9780811702287
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Music; Political control & influence; c 1800 to c 1900; History: American; Music Of The 19th Century; U.S. History - Civil War And Reconstruction (1860-1877); History - U.S; USA; History & Criticism - General; United States - Civil War; History; Civil War, 1861-1865; Confederate States of America; History and criticism; Music and the war; United States
First sentence: When Southerners flocked to their colors, their first loyalties were to their local communities and their state; patriotic feelings rarely extended beyond their own backyards.