1. Home
  2. westward expansion

Ep. 134: How did music shape the exploration and settling of

$ 6.99

4.7 (428) In stock

“The pioneers carried only the clothes on their backs and the bare necessities in their wagons, yet they experienced a rich musical life in the wilderness… Each group wove their own thread of music into the colorful and diverse musical tapestry of the American West.” So begins Laura Dean’s historical account of the integral role music played in the Westward Expansion. Her new book explores the diplomatic, practical, and inspirational roles music played in connecting culturally diverse people groups including Native Americans, explorers, cowboys, and pioneers. “The pioneers carried only the clothes on their backs and the bare necessities in their wagons, yet they experienced a rich musical life in the wilderness… Each group wove their own thread of music into the colorful and diverse musical tapestry of the American West.” So begins Laura Dean’s historical account of the integral role music played in the Westward Expansion. Her new book explores the diplomatic, practical, and inspirational roles music played in connecting culturally diverse people groups including Native Americans, explorers, cowboys, and pioneers.

Commentary: VA's medical malpractice cap endangers lives

Cultural Transmission Theory and the Archaeological Record: Providing Context to Understanding Variation and Temporal Changes in Material Culture

Musical Instruments of the World, Grades 5 - 8 by Mark Ammons (Ebook) - Read free for 30 days

DISCOnnections by Michael Stasik (Ebook) - Read free for 30 days

The History Of Dance - The Dance In Portugal, Spain, And Italy by Lilly Grove (Ebook) - Read free for 30 days

TV crew goes behind bars in Northampton County Prison to explore economics of recidivism – The Morning Call

Music of the Westward Expansion: Songs of Heart and Place on the American Frontier – Laura Dean: Musical Artist, Teacher, Author

Genre Publics by Emma Baulch (Ebook) - Read free for 30 days

Essence of Elegance: Exploring the World of Perfumery by Oriental Publishing (Ebook) - Read free for 30 days

American frontier - Wikipedia

Disappearing Appalachia in Tennessee by Harry Moore, Fred Brown - Ebook

Intraoperative cortical localization of music and language reveals signatures of structural complexity in posterior temporal cortex - ScienceDirect

Zero Hour: The First Days of New Berlin - Boston Review

Africa: A Guide for Teachers and Families by Betty K. Staley (Ebook) - Read free for 30 days

Rhythm in the Rain by Lynn Darroch, George Colligan - Ebook