01513cam a2200217 4500 553018494 TxAuBib 20151201120000.0 150428|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015016652 9781501700026 cloth : alk. paper 1501700022 cloth : alk. paper NIC/DLC eng rda NIC TxAuBib Polenberg, Richard. Hear my sad story : the true tales that inspired "Stagolee," "John Henry," and other traditional American folk songs / Richard Polenberg. 293 pages 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Prologue: The streets of Laredo -- St. Louis -- St. Louis blues -- Duncan and Brady -- Stagolee -- Frankie and Johnny -- Lying cold on the ground -- Omie wise -- The ballad of Frankie Silver -- Tom Dooley -- Poor Ellen Smith -- Pearl Bryan -- Delia's gone -- Bold highwaymen -- Cole Younger -- Jesse James -- John Hardy -- Railroad Bill -- Betty and Dupree -- Railroads -- John Henry (1870s) -- Engine 143 -- Casey Jones -- Wreck of the old 97 -- Workers -- Cotton mill blues (1930s) -- Chain gang blues (1930s) -- Only a miner (1930s) -- House of the rising sun (1930s) -- Disasters -- The Titanic -- The boll weevil (1920s) -- Martyrs -- Joe Hill -- Sacco and Vanzetti -- Epilogue: Hear my sad story. 20151201. Folk songs, English United States History and criticism.