Battle Hymn of the Republic: A Biography of the Song That Marches on

by Benjamin Soskis and John Stauffer

Book Overview

It was sung at Ronald Reagan's funeral, and adopted with new lyrics by labor radicals. John Updike quoted it in the title of one of his novels, and George W. Bush had it performed at the memorial service in the National Cathedral for victims of September 11, 2001. Perhaps no other song has held such a profoundly significant--and contradictory--place in America's history and cultural memory than the "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."
In this sweeping...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199837430
• ISBN13: 9780199837434
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.3"