The image of the Irish in the United States changed drastically over time, from that of hard-drinking, rioting Paddies to genial, patriotic working-class citizens. In 'Twas Only an Irishman's Dream, William H. A. Williams traces the change in this image through more than seven hundred pieces of sheet music - popular songs from the stage and for the parlor - to show how Americans' opinions of Ireland and the Irish went practically from one extreme to the other. Because sheet music was a commercial item it had to be acceptable to the broadest possible song-buying public. Negotiations about their image involved Irish songwriters, performers, and pressured groups, on the one hand, and non-Irish writers, publishers, and audiences, on the other. Williams ties the contents of song lyrics to the history of the Irish diaspora, suggesting how ethnic stereotypes are created and how they evolve within commercial popular culture.

'Twas Only an Irishman's Dream: The Image of Ireland and the Irish in American Popular Song Lyrics, 1800-1920 (Music in American Life)

Arts & Photography

Williams, William H.

Music

University of Illinois Press

The image of the Irish in the United States changed drastically over time, from that of hard-drinking, rioting Paddies to genial, patriotic working-class citizens. In 'Twas Only an Irishman's Dream, William H. A. Williams traces the change in this image through more than 700 pieces of sheet music--popular songs from the stage and for the parlor--to show how Americans' opinions of Ireland and the Irish went practically from one extreme to the other. Because sheet music was a commercial item it had to be acceptable to the broadest possible song-buying public. "Negotiations" about their image involved Irish songwriters, performers, and pressured groups, on the one hand, and non-Irish writers, publishers, and audiences on the other. Williams ties the contents of song lyrics to the history of the Irish diaspora, suggesting how ethnic stereotypes are created and how they evolve within commercial popular culture.

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Garden of American Methodism: The Delmarva Peninsula 1769-1820

History

Americas

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

William H. Williams fills a gap in the literature on slavery in America. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the 'peculiar institution' in the First State. An excellent text for courses in colonial and antebellum history, Slavery and Freedom in Delaware provides valuable insight into this unfortunate, unforgettable period in the nation's history.

Slavery and Freedom in Delaware, 1639-1865

Scholarly Resources, Inc.

William H. Williams fills a gap in the literature on slavery in America. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the 'peculiar institution' in the First State. An excellent text for courses in colonial and antebellum history, Slavery and Freedom in Delaware provides valuable insight into this unfortunate, unforgettable period in the nation's history.

This volume is a collection of essays concerned with the morality of hu man treatment of nonhuman animals. The contributors take very different approaches to their topics and come to widely divergent conclusions. The goal of the volume as a whole is to shed a brighter light upon an aspect of human life-our relations with the other animals-that has recently seen a great increase in interest and in the generation of heat. The discussions and debates contained herein are addressed by the contributors to each other, to the general public, and to the academic world, especially the biological, philosophical, and political parts of that world. The essays are organized into eight sections by topics, each sec tion beginning with a brief introduction linking the papers and the sec tions to one another. There is also a general introduction and an Epilog that suggests alternate possible ways of organizing the material. The first two sections are concerned with the place of animals in the human world: Section I with the ways humans view animals in literature, philosophy, and other parts of human culture, and Section II with the place of animals in human legal and moral community. The next three sections concern comparisons between human and nonhuman animals: Section III on the rights and wrongs of killing, Section IV on the humanity of animals and the animality of humans, and Section V on questions of the conflict of human and animal interests.

Ethics and Animals (Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics, and Society)

Politics & Social Sciences

Miller, Harlan B.

Philosophy

Humana

This volume is a collection of essays concerned with the morality of hu man treatment of nonhuman animals. The contributors take very different approaches to their topics and come to widely divergent conclusions. The goal of the volume as a whole is to shed a brighter light upon an aspect of human life-our relations with the other animals-that has recently seen a great increase in interest and in the generation of heat. The discussions and debates contained herein are addressed by the contributors to each other, to the general public, and to the academic world, especially the biological, philosophical, and political parts of that world. The essays are organized into eight sections by topics, each sec tion beginning with a brief introduction linking the papers and the sec tions to one another. There is also a general introduction and an Epilog that suggests alternate possible ways of organizing the material. The first two sections are concerned with the place of animals in the human world: Section I with the ways humans view animals in literature, philosophy, and other parts of human culture, and Section II with the place of animals in human legal and moral community. The next three sections concern comparisons between human and nonhuman animals: Section III on the rights and wrongs of killing, Section IV on the humanity of animals and the animality of humans, and Section V on questions of the conflict of human and animal interests.

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

B3-2007-2009. With a Preface by Richard B. Carter giving a tribute to Williams who had passed away in 2007 just as he completed this book. Illustrated. 301 pages. cloth, dust jacket. 4to..

Man and Nature in Delaware: An Environmental History of the First State, 1631-2000

Delaware Heritage Press

The Sleepy Time Waltz and Other Poems For Awakening, by William H. Williams, is a collection of poems ranging from whimsical to introspective. They were written over a period of more than twenty years, during which the author was seeking to find ways to express flashes of insight, periods of emotional distress, or understand an abstract metaphysical concept. The poems are reflections of a growing self-awareness and awakening to a new sense of reality. This small volume of poems concludes with a fable depicting emotional interactions within an individual which can give rise to the ability to encounter life without being moved to violence and hatred. Immature and acquired emotions prompt reactive responses to life leading to suffering. This short fable illustrates the growth of mature and awakened emotions that are the result of persistent spiritual work on oneself.

The Sleepy Time Waltz and Other Poems for Awakening

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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'Twas Only an Irishman's Dream: The Image of Ireland and the Irish in American Popular Song Lyrics, 1800-1920 (Music in American Life)

'Twas Only an Irishman's Dream: The Image of Ireland and the Irish in American Popular Song Lyrics, 1800-1920 (Music in American Life)

Garden of American Methodism: The Delmarva Peninsula 1769-1820

Slavery and Freedom in Delaware, 1639-1865

Slavery and Freedom in Delaware, 1639-1865

Ethics and Animals (Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics, and Society)

Ethics and Animals (Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics, and Society)

Man and Nature in Delaware: An Environmental History of the First State, 1631-2000

The Sleepy Time Waltz and Other Poems for Awakening