Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction: Why Work Songs? 1
5. 1. The Hunter 13
6. 2. The Cultivator 35
7. 3. The Herder 63
8. 4. Thread and Cloth 79
9. 5. The New Rhythms of Work 99
10. 6. Sea and Shore 115
11. 7. The Lumberjack 137
12. 8. Take This Hammer! 150
13. 9. The Cowboy 169
14. 10. The Miner 182
15. 11. The Prisoner 200
16. 12. The Labor Movement and Songs of Work 225
17. 13. Music and the Modern Worker 242
18. Epilogue: The Calling 256
19. Notes 261
20. Recommended listening 305
21. Bibliography 313
22. Index 337