Carl Sandberg‘s the American Songbag is a masterpiece whose importance in American folk music history cannot be overstated. It was published in 1927, the same year Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs and radio was still in its infancy. This compilation was the result of Carl’s travels throughout the United States as he collected music from oil drillers, ranchers, milk men, chuckwagon cooks and others from all walks of life. This would make an amazing addition to your home library or a gift for the music lover in your life! In its previous life it sat on the shelf of a library which you can plainly see resulted in the preservation of this book.