The battle hymn of the republic : a biography of the song that marches on / John Stauffer and Benjamin Soskis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stauffer, John, 1965-

Contributor:

Soskis, Benjamin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protest songs--United States--History and criticism.

Protest songs.

Music--Political aspects--United States--History.

Music.

Social movements--United States--History.

Social movements.

Battle hymn of the republic (Song).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (391 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It was sung at Ronald Reagan's funeral, and adopted with new lyrics by labor radicals. John Updike quoted it in the title of one of his novels, and George W. Bush had it performed at the memorial service in the National Cathedral for victims of September 11, 2001. Perhaps no other song has held such a profoundly significant--and contradictory--place in America's history and cultural memory than the ""The Battle Hymn of the Republic."" In this sweeping study, John Stauffer and Benjamin Soskis show how this Civil War tune has become an anthem for cause after radically different cause. The song o

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Sounding Forth the Trumpets; I: Origins: The Hymn and the Man; II: "His Soul Is Marching On!": "John Brown's Body" and the Civil War; III: Julia Ward Howe and the Making of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic"; IV: The Reconstruction of the "Battle Hymn"; V: The Progressive "Battle Hymn"; VI: "Solidarity Forever": The Workers' "Battle Hymn"; VII: The Evangelical "Battle Hymn"; VIII: The African American "Battle Hymn"; Conclusion: The Hymn That Marches On; Appendix; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-933958-9

1-299-46979-5

0-19-983744-9

OCLC:

840417420