This handy volume is a one-stop source for comprehensive information about books on early American history and culture published between 1996 and 2000.
Irwin's second bibliography of monographs, reference works, exhibition catalogs, and essay collections about early American history. The books covered in the current volume were published between 1981
Arising out of the context of the re-configuration of Europe, new perspectives are applied by the authors of this volume to the process of nation-building in the United States. By focusing on a variet
Provides a history of firearm ownership in the United States, from the use of muskets by early settlers at Jamestown to the purchase of guns today, and offers the author's take on gun culture through
Yonder Come the Blues combines three influential and much-quoted books: Savannah Syncopators; Blacks, Whites and Blues and Recording the Blues. Updated with additional essays, this 2001 volume discusses the crucial early development of the blues as a music of Blacks in the United States, explaining some of the most significant factors that shaped this music. Together, these three texts emphasise the significance of the African heritage, the mutuality of much white and black music and the role of recording in consolidating the blues, thus demonstrating the importance of these formative elements in its complex but combined socio-musical history. Redressing some of the misconceptions that persist in writing on African-American music, this book will be essential reading for all enthusiasts of blues, jazz and country music and will be important for students of African-American studies and music, popular music and popular culture.
