Woody Guthrie and the Dust Bowl Ballads Contributor(s): Hayes, Nick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1419719459 ISBN-13: 9781419719455 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams OUR PRICE: $21.21 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - Biography & Memoir - Music | Genres & Styles - Country & Bluegrass - General |
Dewey: 741.5 |
LCCN: 2015946818 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 8.4" W x 8.2" (2.20 lbs) 272 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A New York Times Bestseller Using the sepia tones of the Dust Bowl as his palette, author and artist Nick Hayes tells the story of world-famous folkie Woody Guthrie (1912-1967), starting in the 1920s when Guthrie was a teenager supporting himself in dried-up, post-boomtown Oklahoma. Picking up a harmonica and eventually a battered guitar, Guthrie finds solace in the ancient lineage of folksong. Hayes charts the musician's course from Oklahoma and Texas towns ravaged by dust and the Depression to boxcars, factory farms, and the migrant camps of California, highlighting Guthrie's dedication to singing American folk tunes and creating his own modern classics along the way. Hayes ends his portrait in 1940, at the pivotal time when Guthrie makes his way to New York and writes "This Land Is Your Land," his iconic anthem tinged with both clear-eyed reality and optimism. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hayes, Nick: - Based in London, Nick Hayes is the author of the highly acclaimed The Rime of the Modern Mariner and has pub-lished two collections of his short comics in the United Kingdom. He is a political cartoonist for the Guardian and has regular cartooning slots in the Literary Review and the New Statesman. |