Singing for Blaine and for Logan! Republican Songs as Campaign Literature in the 1884 Presidential Race Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Singing for Blaine and for Logan! Republican Songs as Campaign Literature in the 1884 Presidential Race

Creator

  • Author: Madding, Carol Ann
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Chair: Seligmann, Gustav L.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Major Professor
  • Committee Member: Campbell, Randolph B., 1940-
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: Lowe, Richard
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: Golden, Richard M.
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 2000-12

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: During the presidential contest of 1884, Republicans used singing as a campaign tactic at rallies, meetings, and parades. Their songs may be divided into several categories, such as rally songs, songs of praise for the party and its candidate, "bloody shirt" songs, mudslinging songs, and issue-based songs. Songs provide a perspective on the overall tenor of the campaign, while a lack of songs on certain topics, such as temperance, reflects the party's reluctance to alienate voters by taking a strong stand on controversial issues. Although the campaign has often been called one of the dirtiest in American history, this negativity is not reflected in the majority of the songs.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Campaign songs -- United States -- History and criticism.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Political ballads and songs -- United States -- History and criticism.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1884.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: United States -- Politics and government -- 1881-1885.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
  • Keyword: bloody shirt
  • Keyword: campaign songs
  • Keyword: politics

Collection

  • Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
    Code: UNTETD

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Holder: Madding, Carol Ann
  • Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Resource Type

  • Thesis or Dissertation

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • OCLC: 50547261
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc2710

Degree

  • Degree Name: Master of Science
  • Degree Level: Master's
  • Degree Discipline: History
  • Academic Department: Department of History
  • Degree Grantor: University of North Texas

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