| Bound for Glory: The Hard-Driving, Truth-Telling Autobiography of America's Great Poet-Folk Singer Contributor(s): Guthrie, Woody (Author), Seeger, Pete (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0452264456 ISBN-13: 9780452264458 Publisher: Plume Books OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1983 Annotation: Woody Guthrie was born in Oklahoma and traveled this whole country over--not by jet or motorcycle, but by box-car, thumb, and foot. During the journey of discovery that was his life, he composed and sang words and music that have become a national heritage. His songs, however, are but part of his legacy. Behind him Woody Guthrie left a remarkable auto-biography that vividly brings to life both his vibrant personality and a vision of America we cannot afford to let die. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Music | Musical Instruments - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 83013424 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.36" W x 8.02" (0.61 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1943, this autobiography is also a superb portrait of America's Depression years, by the folk singer, activist, and man who saw it all. Woody Guthrie was born in Oklahoma and traveled this whole country over--not by jet or motorcycle, but by boxcar, thumb, and foot. During the journey of discovery that was his life, he composed and sang words and music that have become a national heritage. His songs, however, are but part of his legacy. Behind him Woody Guthrie left a remarkable autobiography that vividly brings to life both his vibrant personality and a vision of America we cannot afford to let die. "Even readers who never heard Woody or his songs will understand the current esteem in which he's held after reading just a few pages... Always shockingly immediate and real, as if Woody were telling it out loud... A book to make novelists and sociologists jealous." --The Nation |