Synopsis
Early Songs of Uncle Sam
Published by Payton Paperback
This is a Collection of songs (no music) popular in
America one hundred years ago, and as such it furnishes an
illuminating picture of life during those times
Many of the ditties of the days when people did a lot of singing around the fire, or at political rallies, are included here, uniquely capturing much of the comedy, pathos, and absurdities of their time It offers lyrics and commentary to almost 200 songs, mostly between 1825 - 1850