Katherine Jackson French: Kentucky's Forgotten Ballad Collector
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The second woman to earn a PhD from Columbia University-and the first from south of the Mason-Dixon Line to do so-Kentucky native Katherine Jackson French broke boundaries. Her research kick-started a resurgence of Appalachian music that continues to this day, but French's collection of traditional Kentucky ballads, which should have been her crowning scholarly achievement, never saw print. Academic rivalries, gender prejudice, and broken promises...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813178525
ISBN13:9780813178523
Release Date:May 2020
Publisher:University Press of Kentucky
Length:274 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.2"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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