Hear my sad story

By Richard Polenberg

Subjects: Death in music, Popular music, English Folk songs, Murder, New York Times reviewed, Disasters, Songs and music, History and criticism, Folk songs, american, history and criticism

Description: "Polenberg returns us to the men and women who, in song, became legends. The lyrics serve as valuable historical sources, providing important information about what had happened, why, and what it all meant. More important, they reflect the character of American life and the pathos elicited by the musical memory of these common and troubled lives"--Book jacket flap.