Cultivated by Hand. Amateur Musicians in the Early American Republic, Paperback/***

Cultivated by Hand aligns the overlooked history of amateur musicians in the early years of the United States with little-understood practices of music book making. It reveals the pervasiveness of these practices, particularly among women, and their importance for the construction of gender, class, race, and nation. Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Author(s): Glenda (Associate Professor of Music, Associate Professor of Music, University of Pennsylvania) Goodman Illustration(s): 31 figures Number of pages: 272 Collection: New Cultural History of Music Publication date: 2024 Dimensions: 156 x 237 x 17 Cover type: Paperback / softback