Manifest Destiny & Mexican-American War Music
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Originally conceived of as an accompaniment for the 1993 television documentary on the Wild West, this collection features a wide array of 19th-century cowboy classics recorded by contemporary country stars like Lyle Lovett, Crystal Gayle, and Marty Stuart.
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Sing along to these spirited melodies from the original American road trip.
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The official soundtrack to director Ken Burns' documentary film, this disc offers old-time American favorites like "Git Along, Little Doggies" and "Amazing Grace," as well as a number of traditional Native American chants and prayers used to bring to life the world of the Wild West.
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Musician Dean Shostak performs American classical compositions from the antebellum era using a fiddle that belonged to the 19th-century frontiersman Davy Crockett.