University of Georgia Press Sounds American: National Identity and the Music Cultures of the Lower Mississippi River Valley, 1800-1860 (Early American Places): 16

Review Sounds American offers an insightful examination of the musically diverse landscape of the early nineteenth century and raises intriguing questions that will likely inspire further research into the role of musical culture in shaping conceptions of race, ethnicity, and national identity.--Sandra M. Frank "Journal of Southern History "Sounds American is an excellent study of the role of music in the formation of national identity on the southern borderlands in the early nineteenth century. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, and predict that it will interest a wide range of cultural historians of early America.--Andrew McMichael "author of Atlantic Loyalties: Americans in Spanish West Florida, 1785-1810 "A much needed and deeply researched book. Ostendorf's valuable study adds much to our understanding of the role music played in regional and national formation.--Jeffrey H. Richards "author ofDrama, Theatre, and Identity in the American New Republic " Product Description Sounds American provides new perspectives on the relationship between nationalism and cultural production by examining how Americans grappled with musical diversity in the early national and antebellum eras. About the Author ANN OSTENDORF is an assistant professor of history at Gonzaga University.