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Pete Seeger Reader Hardback - 2014 - 1st Edition

by Ronald D. Cohen (Editor); James Capaldi (Editor)

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Perhaps the most widely recognized figure in folk music and one of the most well-known figures in American political activism, Pete Seeger now belongs among the icons of 20th-century American culture. The road to his current status as activist and respected voice of folk music was long and often rough, starting from the moment he dropped out of Harvard in the late 1930s and picked up a banjo. Editors Ronald Cohen and James Capaldi trace Seeger's long and storied career, focusing on his work as not only a singer, but also on his substantial contributions as an educator, songwriter, organizer, publisher, and journalist. The son of musicians, Seeger began his musical career before World War II and became well-known in the 1950s as a member of the commercially popular Weavers, only to be blacklisted by much of the mainstream media in the 1960s because of his progressive politics, and to return to the music scene in subsequent decades as a tireless educator and activist.
The Pete Seeger Reader gathers writings from numerous sources, mixing Seeger's own work with that of the many people who have, over the years, written about him. Many of the pieces have never before been republished, and cover his entire career. A figure of amazing productivity, influence, and longevity, Seeger is author of a life that has been both cast in heroic terms and vilified. The selections in this book draw from a full range of these perspectives and will inform as they entertain, bringing into focus the life and contributions of one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century.

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  • Title Pete Seeger Reader
  • Author Ronald D. Cohen (Editor); James Capaldi (Editor)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, New York
  • Publication date 2014-01-15
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780199862016 / 019986201X
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.2 in (23.62 x 16.00 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Historical
  • Category Music/Songbooks
  • Library of Congress subjects Seeger, Pete - Criticism and interpretation
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2013039112
  • Dewey Decimal Code 782.421

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  • Choice, 09/01/2014, Page 86

About the author

Ronald Cohen is Professor Emeritus of History Indiana University Northwest, and author of A History of Folk Music Festivals in the United States: Feasts of Musical Celebration (Scarecrow, 2008), Folk Music: The Basics (Routledge, 2006) and Rainbow Quest: The Folk Music Revival and American Society, 1940-1970 (Massachusetts, 2002).

Jim Capaldi is a folk music enthusiast who maintains an impressive Pete Seeger site at http: //www.peteseeger.net/. He has published numerous articles on folk music.

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