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The Hand That Holds The Bread

Composer(s):

O'Reilly, 'Stella' of Washington Bradley, Nellie H., E. A. Parkhurst, Otto Bonnell, Charles K. Harris, George F. Root, William J. Scanlon, Joseph P. Skelly, T. Martin Towne, Henry Clay Work, E. P. Christy, Jesse Hutchinson, (Joseph Eastburn Winner) Eastburn, Anonymous, Frank Egerton, M. H. Evans, Emma Pow Smith, Thomas F. Casey, H.C. Dodge, R.J. Harrison, John Hutchinson, Angelo A. Asher, Richard Morton, I.G. Blanchard, Jesse H. Jones, George W. Loyd, H. R. (Monroe Rosenfeld) Monroe, John E. Donnelly, W. S. Mullally

Album Title:

The Hand That Holds The Bread

Cat. No.:

80267

Genre:

Traditional

Description:

Songs of Progress and Protest in the Gilded Age 1865-1893

The Hand That Holds The Bread provides a window onto a particularly turbulent time (1865-1893) in this nation's history-a period of great economic disparity, surging immigration, and rampant government corruption. The accompanying 40-page booklet includes an essay situating the songs in their historical context, complete lyrics and a selected bibliography and discography.

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Tracks on this Album
	Work	Composer(s)
	No Irish Need Apply	O'Reilly

	Father's a Drunkard, and Mother is Dead	'Stella' of Washington Bradley, Nellie H. E. A. Parkhurst

	After the Fair	Otto Bonnell Charles K. Harris

	The Hand That Holds the Bread	George F. Root

	The Pacific Railroad	George F. Root

	Jim Fisk, or He Never Went Back On the Poor	William J. Scanlon

	Little Ah Sid	Joseph P. Skelly

	Kick Him When He's Down	T. Martin Towne

	The Song of the Red Man	Henry Clay Work

	Uncle Sam's Farm	E. P. Christy Jesse Hutchinson

	Little Brown Jug	(Joseph Eastburn Winner) Eastburn

	We Never Speak As We Pass By	Anonymous Frank Egerton

	When the Girls Can Vote	M. H. Evans Emma Pow Smith

	Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill	Thomas F. Casey

	The Future America	H.C. Dodge

	The Anti-Monopoly War Song	R.J. Harrison

	The Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man	John Hutchinson

	Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay	Angelo A. Asher Richard Morton

	Eight Hours	I.G. Blanchard Jesse H. Jones

	A Laborer You See	George W. Loyd

	Ma! Ma! Where's My Pa	H. R. (Monroe Rosenfeld) Monroe

	The Chinese, The Chinese, You Know	John E. Donnelly W. S. Mullally

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