Author:
Steel, David Warren.
Imprint:Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2010.
Descriptionxv, 321 p., [6] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Note:The origins of the Sacred Harp -- The Chattahoochee Valley -- The westward migration -- The Sacred Harp and the Civil War -- Musical families -- Professions and occupations -- Teachers and tradition -- The styles of Sacred Harp music -- Frontiers of the American hymn ; Sketches of selected poets and hymn writers / Richard H. Hulan -- Biographical sketches of the composers -- Sacred Harp composers, arranged by birth date -- The songs of the Sacred Harp -- Sources for the songs.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-298) and index.
