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My Old Kentucky Home
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Author : Emily Bingham
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2022-05-03
My Old Kentucky Home written by Emily Bingham and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-03 with Social Science categories.
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.
From My Old Kentucky Home To The White House
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Author : Catherine Conner
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2014-07-11
From My Old Kentucky Home To The White House written by Catherine Conner and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This lively memoir recounts the story of a determined woman who led a remarkable life in the highest circles of power in both state and national politics. Catherine Conner spent her formative years on a farm named "Solitude," located outside of Bardstown. Her father, who taught her early to ride and swim, told the young woman, "I can't teach you how to be a lady, but I can teach you how to behave like a gentleman." She was weaned on a secret "early breakfast" of bourbon and milk toddies that her father brought to her every morning. Though she enjoyed privilege, Conner also witnessed the harsher sides of rural life. Those experiences markedly shaped the personality of a woman who would become the youngest National Democratic Committeewoman and would subsequently serve in FDR's inner circle. Conner began her political career in Kentucky under the tutelage of J. Dan Talbott of Bardstown, heading the successful effort to have Federal Hill, better known as "My Old Kentucky Home," preserved as a state park, which has now become one of the most popular in Kentucky. When local leaders proved only mildly supportive of the project, Conner devised a campaign in 1921 that raised $45,000 by having schoolchildren all over the state drop their pennies into a cardboard replica of the famous home. She acted as a special assistant to Harry Hopkins for five years, helping set up departments to carry out New Deal programs and lobbying. She befriended many of the shapers of the 20th Century, including Senator Sam Rayburn, A.B. "Happy" Chandler, and Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia. Throughout her life, Conner witnessed remarkable events. She saw the Hindenburg crash, met Amelia Earhart, and had Cary Grant show her how to gut a Thanksgiving turkey.
The Old Kentucky Home
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Author : Willard Rouse Jillson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1921
The Old Kentucky Home written by Willard Rouse Jillson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1921 with Historic buildings categories.
A sketch of the house where the song "My old Kentucky home" was written in 1852.
My Old Kentucky Home
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Author : Stephen Collins Foster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
My Old Kentucky Home written by Stephen Collins Foster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with African Americans categories.
My Old Kentucky Home
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Author : Annie Harrod
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-04-30
My Old Kentucky Home written by Annie Harrod and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-30 with categories.
My Old Kentucky Home is an illustrated songbook for 0-5-year-olds, showcasing the beauty of Kentucky. The whimsical illustrations give a light-hearted feeling as you and your little one sing at bedtime.
The Old Kentucky Home
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Author : Young Ewing Allison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1923
The Old Kentucky Home written by Young Ewing Allison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1923 with Bardstown (Ky.) categories.
Describes the history of the home of Judge Rowan and his descendents.
My Old Kentucky Home Classic Reprint
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Author : Stephen Collins Foster
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-11-24
My Old Kentucky Home Classic Reprint written by Stephen Collins Foster and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-24 with Poetry categories.
Excerpt from My Old Kentucky Home Weep no more, my lady; Oh, weep no more today! We will sing one song for the Old Kentucky Home, For the Old Kentucky Home far away. They hunt no more for the possum and the coon On the meadow, the hill, and the shore; They sing no more, by the glimmer of the moon, On the bench by the Old cabin door. The day goes by like a shadow o'er the heart, With sorrow where all was delight. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
My Old Kentucky Home
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Author : Elliot Paul
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1949
My Old Kentucky Home written by Elliot Paul and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1949 with Domestic relations categories.
Memories of a year spent in Louisville in 1909-1910.
My Old Kentucky Home
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Author : C. Perry Gibbs
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2016-10-31
My Old Kentucky Home written by C. Perry Gibbs and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-31 with categories.
Excerpt from My Old Kentucky Home: A Thrilling Story of Kentucky Mountain Life Once upon a time a young man was going to see his sweetheart. He stopped at the Florist's and purchased a beautiful bouquet of roses. When he arrived at the house of the beautiful girl who was waiting for him, he presented her the roses. She was so overcome with joy that for the mo ment she forgot her dignity and threw both arms about him and kissed him right on the lips. He tore away and started for the door. She ran after him, caught him by the arm, saying: I did not mean to embarrass you. He said: Embar rass nothing! I am going after more owers. Now I am not writing this story for the owers, or the other either. I am writing it that you may know something about My Old Kentucky Home. Since I am a minister and trained to sermon ize, you will permit me to use a text. If I forget thee, 0 Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. (psalm 137: 5, The Bible is good enough as it is; but will you not allow me to put my bit of sentiment in the text by saying: If I forget thee, 0 'my Old Ken tucky Home' let my right hand forget its cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not My Old Kentucky Home' above my chief joy.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
The Old Kentucky Home
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Author : Osso Willis Stanley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1935
The Old Kentucky Home written by Osso Willis Stanley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1935 with categories.