Ken Emerson
Author
Series
American poets project volume 30
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
xxii, 182 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
America's first professional songwriter, Foster wrote lyrics that have entered our country's cultural bloodstream. Emerson presents a fully and delightfully annotated selection of Foster's most famous songs, and augments them with lyrics that either influenced Foster or were inspired by his genius.