"Th. Metzger's Strong Songs of the Dead succeeds spectacularly in juxtaposing the fiercely living world of Sacred Harp singing with his parallel theme: ever-present death that resonates through lyrics, rural cemeteries, and the singers themselves. Engagingly written, Strong Songs is a humorous travelogue with a healthy dose of history, and stylistically winks at southern writers such as Harry Crews. Metzger's book encapsulates: 'As Above, So Below,' through the vibrant subculture of these living/dead songs."
—Christian Goodwillie, Director and Curator of Special Collections and Archives, Hamilton College.
Co-author with Joscelyn Godwin, Symbols in the Wilderness: Early Masonic Survivals in Upstate New York
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