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The battle hymn of the republic : a biography of the song that marches on /

It was sung at Ronald Reagan's funeral, and adopted with new lyrics by labor radicals. John Updike quoted it in the title of one of his novels, and George W. Bush had it performed at the memorial service in the National Cathedral for victims of September 11, 2001. Perhaps no other song has held...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stauffer, John, 1965-
Otros Autores: Soskis, Benjamin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Origins : The hymn and the man
  • "His soul is marching on!" : "John Brown's body" and the Civil War
  • Julia Ward Howe and the making of the "Battle hymn of the Republic"
  • The reconstruction of the "Battle hymn"
  • The progressive Battle hymn
  • "Solidarity forever" : the worker's Battle hymn
  • The evangelical Battle hymn
  • The African-American Battle hymn
  • Conclusion : the hymn that marches on.