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Songs of struggle from coal mines, textile mills, farm fields, and highways. Twenty-four songs written about the consequences of industrialization, including "Peg And Awl," "The Farmer Is The Man," and "Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues." Carefully remastered and restored from the 1956 original, this includes a new introduction and detailed comments from Irwin Silber, including a history of labor folk song and its role in American popular music.
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