songs and music

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Yankee Doodle

1993
This version of the song popularized during the Revolution features woodcuts of the American and British armies.

West Indian and calypso songs

1995
A collection of songs that have their roots in the music created by African slaves in the West Indies in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Twelve lizards leaping

a new Twelve days of Christmas
2001
This Southwestern version of the familiar Christmas song features such gifts as ten tamales steaming, six pi?atas swaying, and two prickly pears.

Home on the range

2004
In this illustrated version of the familiar song, a young boy is transported from his city apartment to life on the range.

Songs and stories of the Civil War

2002
Provides a history of the music and lyrics of a dozen Civil War songs, describing the circumstances under which they were created and performed.

Yankee Doodle

2011
An illustrated version of the well-known song of the American Revolution.

When Johnny comes marching home

a song about a soldier's return
2003
Presents the illustrated lyrics to the Civil War song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home," and includes music notes, a history of the song, and a recipe for johnnycakes.

Twelve lizards leaping

a new Twelve days of Christmas
1999
This Southwestern version of the familiar Christmas song features such gifts as ten tamales steaming, six pi?atas swaying, and two prickly pears.

Singing Soldiers

the spirit of the sixties
1975
A collection of Civil War songs with historical commentary.

The zebra-riding cowboy

a folk song from the Old West
1992
In this Western folk song, an educated fellow mistaken for a greenhorn proves his cowboy ability by riding a wild horse. 'Includes a discussion of Afro-American and Hispanic cowboys in the nineteenth century.

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