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Interweaves the history of America's territorial expansion with songs.
Critiques (3)
Critique de School Library Journal
Gr 4-6Like Silvermans Just Listen to This Song Im Singing: African American History through Song (Millbrook, 1996), this book presents a multidisciplinary approach to American history, this time combining pioneer music with a narration about Westward expansion. Included are 12 songs, ranging from the familiar (Sweet Betsy from Pike and Home on the Range) to the obscure (Mississippi Song). Each chapter includes a song, two to three pages of background history, and black-and-white drawings or reproductions. Sidebars list recommended records (not tapes or CDs). Cataloged as a 782.4, this may need booktalking and would be an excellent introduction to units on pioneer life. Documentation is exemplary.Linda Beck, Indian Valley Public Library, Telford, PA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Critique de Horn Book
Twelve chapters, each ending with a folksong, cover topics such as the Cumberland Gap, the Alamo, the railroad, and Home on the Range. Black-and-white reproductions of period maps, etchings, and paintings embellish a text that remains clear about the fact that expansion covered land already inhabited for countless generations. Piano accompaniments and guitar chords are provided. Bib., ind. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Critique de Booklist
Gr. 4^-6. Silverman's interesting, original perspective makes this songbook/history lesson a fresh work of nonfiction. After a brief introduction about Manifest Destiny, Silverman offers 12 essays about specific events in the settling of the U.S. and what songs teach us about these events. Each essay includes a short list of related recordings, followed by music and lyrics to popular tunes of the time. The book discusses the Cumberland Gap, the Erie Canal, the transcontinental railroad, the Chisholm Trail, and the Oregon Trail, as well as a few surprises, such as Oleana, a utopian community ruined by fraud. The songs range from the familiar ("Home on the Range") to the obscure ("Oleana," English lyrics by Silverman). Silverman's essays are a refreshing combination of the history of the westward movement and the history of American music. This special book, illustrated with photos and historical engravings, will appeal particularly to homeschoolers. Endpapers show a map of the U.S., marked with all the westward trails and places of interest mentioned in the book. --Kathy Broderick