Patriotic Music Companion Fact Book

(Book). The third in a series of music companion fact books by noted historian Dale V. Nobbman, this title provides fascinating information on and arrangements of 25 traditional American patriotic favorites. The songs are arranged chronologically (starting with "Yankee Doodle" in 1755 and going through "The U.S. Air Force" in 1939), and included for each are background notes, the song's historical setting, biographies of the author or composer who wrote it, and more.