# Plantation echoes

Author: Henderson, Elliott Blaine, 1877-1944; Burkham, E. G. (Elzey Gallatin), 1872-1940 [Author of introduction, etc.]

Genre: Category: Poetry

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66997

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Plantation+echoes+Henderson&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The music of the American negro, the fresh and spontaneous expression of a good and care-free heart, has long been one of the most pleasing features of American life. It is human nature in its first vocal garb—original and unique, often humorous and always true to the sentiment of the singer. If there ever was an illustration of the close relationship between language and thought, it is this.

## Chapters

- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/plantation-echoes-66997/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/plantation-echoes-66997/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/plantation-echoes-66997/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/plantation-echoes-66997/chapters/4/index.md)