Sampler of American Songs Author:Maymie R. Krythe Here are background and lore connected with eighteen of our most famous American songs, from "Yankee Doodle" of colonial days to contemporary favorites. Mrs Krythe has searched our history to find out how the songs came to be written, how they have been sung and enjoyed through the years, and interesting facts about the lives of the composers a... more »nd poets.« less