This unit touches on some of the many stories of migration and upheaval in 19th century North America. Topics and songs may include:
Starting Out
- Across the Western Ocean (lyrics)
- O Susanna (lyrics) [video] [wikipedia]
- The Old Man Who Lived in the Woods (lyrics)
- Peg & Awl (lyrics)
- The Rich Lady Over the Sea (lyrics)
- Wisconsin Emigrant (lyrics) [video]
Railroads & Canals
- Drill, Ye Tarriers (lyrics) [video]
- E-Ri-E (lyrics) [video]
- Erie Canal (lyrics) [video]
- I’ve Been Working on the Railroad (lyrics)
- If I Die a Railroad Man (lyrics)
- John Henry (lyrics)
- To Work Upon the Railway (lyrics)
Guns & Gold
- Black Jack Davy (lyrics)
- California (lyrics)
- Colorado Trail (lyrics)
- Fools of ’49 (lyrics)
- O Susanna (lyrics)
- Streets of Laredo (lyrics)
SEE ALSO: Conflicts (1840s-1870s)
