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- ISBN
- 9780525520795
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0525520791
ISBN-13
9780525520795
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21050430931
Product Key Features
Book Title
My Old Kentucky Home : the Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Philosophy & Social Aspects, Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional, Discrimination & Race Relations, Personal Memoirs, Popular Culture, Customs & Traditions, United States / General, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
Publication Year
2022
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
24.4 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2021-042232
Reviews
"Emily Bingham has painstakingly created a history quilt out of the intricacies of the profound effects of a single song on American culture. The result is wonder and dismay--and a lesson for today in how propaganda works. The story is compelling because it is about us, all Americans. The song ties us together or divides us in ways that can make you shudder to know your part in it. And yet that seductive melody is there, drawing us along through our complicated history. Bingham doesn't let us escape. We're gripped by the story and enlightened by her telling. She delves into some of the deepest issues America has ever faced, issues that are still unresolved. This book is not simply about lyrics of a song but how that song has been used to tell a lie."--Bobbie Ann Mason, author of In Country and Dear Ann "One song, in Emily Bingham's brilliant hands, brings history and memory together in ways all Americans must confront if we are ever truly to hear one another."--Timothy Tyson, author of the New York Times bestseller The Blood of Emmett Till, "A beautiful book. I was taken aback by how the song and its history, and Foster's own history, are so much a part of our ongoing story. Bingham's writing is compelling, and humbling, and moving."--Rosanne Cash, singer, songwriter, and author "Immersive and well-honed . . . [Bingham] astutely analyzes the song's reinterpretation by Black artists and activists . . . an invigorating and eye-opening cultural history."-- Publishers Weekly "Bingham asks readers to think critically about a song cherished by many and to consider the price of nostalgia . . . Readers familiar with the song will get the most out of this book, as will anyone with a deep interest in the intersections of music and history."-- Library Journal "Emily Bingham has painstakingly created a history quilt out of the intricacies of the profound effects of a single song on American culture. The result is wonder and dismay--and a lesson for today in how propaganda works. The story is compelling because it is about us, all Americans. The song ties us together or divides us in ways that can make you shudder to know your part in it. And yet that seductive melody is there, drawing us along through our complicated history. Bingham doesn't let us escape. We're gripped by the story and enlightened by her telling. She delves into some of the deepest issues America has ever faced, issues that are still unresolved. This book is not simply about lyrics of a song but how that song has been used to tell a lie."--Bobbie Ann Mason, author of In Country and Dear Ann "One song, in Emily Bingham's brilliant hands, brings history and memory together in ways all Americans must confront if we are ever truly to hear one another."--Timothy Tyson, author of the New York Times bestseller The Blood of Emmett Till
Dewey Decimal
782.42164
Synopsis
The long journey of an American song, passed down from generation to generation, bridging a nation's fraught disconnect between history and warped illusion, revealing the country's ever evolving self. MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, from its enormous success in the early 1850s, written by a white man, considered the father of American music, about a Black man being sold downriver, performed for decades by white men in blackface, and the song, an anthem of longing and pain, turned upside down and, over time, becoming a celebration of happy plantation life. It is the state song of Kentucky, a song that has inhabited hearts and memories, and in perpetual reprise, stands outside time; sung each May, before every Kentucky Derby, since 1930. Written by Stephen Foster nine years before the Civil War, "My Old Kentucky Home" made its way through the wartime years to its decades-long run as a national minstrel sensation for which it was written; from its reference in the pages of Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind to being sung on The Simpsons and Mad Men . Originally called "Poor Uncle Tom, Good-Night!" and inspired by America's most famous abolitionist novel, it was a lament by an enslaved man, sold by his "master," who must say goodbye to his beloved family and birthplace, with hints of the brutality to come: "The head must bow and the back will have to bend / Wherever the darky may go / A few more days, and the trouble all will end / In the field where the sugar-canes grow . . ." In My Old Kentucky Home, Emily Bingham explores the long, strange journey of what has come to be seen by some as an American anthem, an integral part of our folklore, culture, customs, foundation, a living symbol of a "happy past." But "My Old Kentucky Home" was never just a song. It was always a song about slavery with the real Kentucky home inhabited by the enslaved and shot through with violence, despair, and degradation. Bingham explores the song's history and permutations from its decades of performances across the continent, entering into the bloodstream of American life, through its twenty-first-century reassessment. It is a song that has been repeated and taught for almost two hundred years, a resonant changing emblem of America's original sin whose blood-drenched shadow hovers and haunts us still.
LC Classification Number
ML410.F78B55 2022
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- e***i (159)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat book for a great price. Shipped quickly, but only packed in a poly bag, so the book suffered some mild corner damage in shipping. Aside from that, the book matched the description of its condition and I’m happy overall. Great seller!
- t***t (305)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseAAAA++++ SELLER!!!! Book was shipped very quickly and item price was also good. My only complaint is the shipping packaging. This book came loosely placed in a plastic bag so I can't tell if the damage to the dust jacket happened in shipping or it was already in that condition. But, as I already stated, the overall price was good so I shouldn't really complain. Overall, I've had positive experience with hpb-ruby so I'd still definitely recommend buying from them.
- 0***2 (619)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseInitially I was mistakingly sent the wrong book. The seller quickly responded to my message and immediately corrected the situation by providing me the correct book at no additional cost. The item arrived in excellent condition and in a timely manner. Customer service and communication were excellent. Thank you so much!