The Hand That Holds The Bread (CD)
Label: New World Records
Format: CD
Genre: Folk
In stock
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.
Cat. number: 80267
Year: 1997
Notes: Progress and Protest in the Gilded Age
Songs from the Civil War to the Columbian Exposition
Cincinnati's University Singers
Originally released in 1978