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My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song
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Book Details
- Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
- Publish Date: Sep 17th, 2024
- Pages: 352
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.20in - 6.20in - 0.90in - 1.10lb
- EAN: 9781985901315
- Categories: • United States - State & Local - South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,• History & Criticism - General
About the Author
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What people are saying
Danyel Smith is an author and journalist.
i pay attention to histories of songs. this is an important one — Emily Bingham on the Material Culture of White America’s Song to Itself: “My Old Kentucky Home” https://t.co/saU5nQyLre via @lithub
Adam Rothman is a historian and author.
This interview with @emilybingham1, author of *My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song* (@AAKnopf, 2022) explores the echoes of slavery in Stephen Foster's complicated legacy. @NewBooksMusic #slaveryarchive https://t.co/6p9kRfyOI6
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Column: "My Old Kentucky Home" is inextricably linked to the Kentucky Derby. A deeply researched, unflinching new book by @emilybingham1 offers a full vetting of the song's dark etymology. Know what you're singing, Derby goers: https://bit.ly/3wcNUIP
Critics’ reviews
What people are saying
Danyel Smith is an author and journalist.
i pay attention to histories of songs. this is an important one — Emily Bingham on the Material Culture of White America’s Song to Itself: “My Old Kentucky Home” https://t.co/saU5nQyLre via @lithub
Adam Rothman is a historian and author.
This interview with @emilybingham1, author of *My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song* (@AAKnopf, 2022) explores the echoes of slavery in Stephen Foster's complicated legacy. @NewBooksMusic #slaveryarchive https://t.co/6p9kRfyOI6