On a 6,000-mile train trip across the North American continent from New York City to the West Coast, then back to New York ,Jonathan Goodman visited a number of sites…

A revised edition of an annotated collection originally published more than 20 years ago, this work serves two functions: as an anthology of ribald, moralistic, sad, yet entertaining verse relating…

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…

Perspectives on Jewish Music presents the research and reflections of leading scholars and practitioners of Jewish secular and sacred music. The book’s wide-ranging topics are examined from a variety of…