| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
War generations -- Sacred harp -- Louisiana -- Georgia -- The will -- Home place -- Will settlement -- The minutes -- Prodigals -- Crash course -- American revolutionaries -- Aunt Izzie -- Dumas tavern -- Revival at Mt. Gilead -- Epitaphs -- Presiding elder -- Spiritual trail Carolina -- Rocky River -- Fasola and Margent Bible -- French Protestants -- The Huguenots -- Escape from Saintonge -- The advocate. |
| Summary |
In Legacy of the Sacred Harp, author Chloe Webb follows the history of this musical form back four hundred years, and in the process uncovers the harrowing legacy of her Dumas family line. Webb set out on a personal quest to reconnect with her ancestors who composed, sang, and lived by the words of Sacred Harp music. The reality of the effects of slavery on Southern plantation life, the thriving tobacco industry, and the Civil War are revisited through the lens of the Dumas family. Most notably, Webb's original research unearths the person of Ralph Freeman, |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Webb, Chloe, 1937- -- Travel -- Southern States.
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Webb, Chloe, 1937- |
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Travel. |
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Southern States. |
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Webb, Chloe, 1937- -- Family.
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Families. |
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Dumas family.
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Dumas family. |
| Indexed Term |
Multi-User |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780875654164 |
| ISBN |
9780875654454 (electronic book) |
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0875654452 (electronic book) |
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9780875654164 |
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0875654169 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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