He suggests that "these ghosts were not abstractions. As native sons and daughters they were a community. And they were once gathered in a single place: on the Anthology of American Folk Music, a work produced by a 29-year-old of no fixed address named Harry Smith."
He claims that "these apparitions weren't mere abstractions. As native descendants and members, they formed a community. And once they were gathered in one place: on The Anthology of American Folk Music, an item produced by a 29-year-old with no permanent address named Harry Smith."