The songs of America are as much a part of the country's proud history as the Declaration of Independence. From songs commemorating events from the Revolutionary War to the Gold Rush as well to Broadway standards beloved around the world, this enduring music captures the true spirit of the land of the free, and celebrates the American people, landscape, triumphs, and tragedies.

Filled with over 50 favorites from "Yankee Doodle" to "This Land is Your Land" to "Grand Old Flag" and illustrated with classic artwork from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, The Glorious American Songbook is the ultimate treasury of celebrated American music.

Many of the 50 songs are accompanied by an illustration from a well-known artist: Winslow Homer ("America the Beautiful"), Andrew Wyeth ("Blow the Man Down"), Frederick Remington ("Back in the Saddle Again"). "She'll Be Coming around the Mountain" is illustrated with a vintage postcard; "Happy Days Are Here Again" uses a Vogue magazine cover. The lyrics are sometimes truncated, and because only a few bars of the music are offered, one must already be familiar with a tune.