Depression Folk (English, Ronald D. Cohen)

Product description Review "A book that is made to order for anyone who wants to understand where folk music came from and what the 1930s sounded like." -- Labour/Le Travail"A primer for anyone looking for an overview of the vernacular music that contained political commentary during this tumultuous yet pivotal American decade." -- Journal of Southern History"Cohen's approachable writing style makes this book appropriate for general readers as well as scholars of folk music, cultural history, and American politics. Highly recommended." -- CHOICE"Successfully weaves together some of the important people engaged with left-wing music in this era and draws attention to the importance of of music to a historical understanding of the 1930s." -- Arkansas Historical Quarterly"A book that is made to order for anyone who wants to understand where folk music came from and what the 1930s sounded like." -- Labour/Le Travail"A primer for anyone looking for an overview of the vernacular music that contained political commentary during this tumultuous yet pivotal American decade." -- Journal of Southern History"Cohen's approachable writing style makes this book appropriate for general readers as well as scholars of folk music, cultural history, and American politics. Highly recommended." -- CHOICE"Ronald D. Cohen has written a compelling, engaging, and highly readable account of the indelible, influential, and important style of music we associate with the Great Depression. A much-needed work that fills a void in the scholarship of the labor movement and folk music in the 1930s." -- Timothy Lynch, author of Strike Songs of the Depression"Successfully weaves together some of the important people engaged with left-wing music in this era and draws attention to the importance of of music to a historical understanding of the 1930s." -- Arkansas Historical Quarterly About the Author Ronald D. Cohen is emeritus professor of history at Indiana University Northwest.