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Author:

Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967,

Title:

Lost Delta found : rediscovering the Fisk University-Library of Congress Coahoma County study, 1941-1942 / John W. Work, Lewis Wade Jones, and Samuel C. Adams ; edited by Robert Gordon and Bruce Nemerov.

Publisher:

Vanderbilt University Press,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

xvi, 343 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Subject:

African Americans--Coahoma County--Coahoma County--Social life and customs--20th century.
African Americans--Delta (Region)--Delta (Region)--Social life and customs--20th century.
African Americans--Coahoma County--Coahoma County--Music.
Blues (Music)--Coahoma County.--Coahoma County.
Gospel music--Coahoma County.--Coahoma County.
African Americans--Coahoma County--Coahoma County--Folklore.
African Americans--Coahoma County--Coahoma County--Religion.
Delta (Miss. : Region)--Social life and customs--20th century.
Coahoma County (Miss.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
Coahoma County (Miss.)--Religious life and customs.

Other Authors:

Jones, Lewis Wade, 1910-
Adams, Samuel C.
Gordon, Robert, 1961-
Nemerov, Bruce.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents:

The Mississippi Delta / by Lewis W. Jones -- John work's untitled manuscript -- John work's music transcriptions -- Changing Negro life in the Delta / by Samuel C. Adams.

ISBN:

9780826514851 (cloth : alk. paper)
0826514855 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)57352698

LCCN:

2004029428

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)