The Streets of Laredo: Texas Modernity and Its Discontents

by José E. Limón

Arguing that the well-known cowboy ballad "The Streets of Laredo" is an early expression of "discontent with an encroaching modernity," author Jos E. Lim n draws upon ethnomusicology, folklore, history, contemporary literature, and other sources to provide a deeply contextualized analysis of the song. He explores its place in the imaginative construction of the American West and its role in the interpretation of both Anglo-American and Mexican...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1648432700
• ISBN13: 9781648432705
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 132 Pages