From the Book - Third revised edition.
The folk background before commercialism
The early period of commercial hillbilly music
The first country singing star : Jimmie Rodgers
Country music during the depression
The cowboy image and the growth of western music
The war years : the national expansion of country music
The boom period : the emergence of a big business, 1946-1953
The development of country-pop music and the Nashville sound
The reinvigoration of modern country music, 1960-1972
Tradition and change : country music, 1985-2002
