The autobiography of woody guthrie bound for glory. When the depression arrived, woody hit the road and travelled round america. Woodrow wilson woody guthrie july 14, 1912 october 3, 1967 was an american singersongwriter and folk musician whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and childrens songs, ballads and improvised works. Nov 12, 2010 bound for glory is the rough and tough chronicle of woody guthries young life told in his own words, on his own terms, and how he saw it. First published in 1943, this autobiography is also a superb portrait of americas depression years, by the folk singer, activist, and man who saw it all. Behind him woody guthrie left a remarkable autobiography that vividly brings to life both. This book written by woody guthrie was also made into a movie.
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Chronicling some from the point of view of one of the twentieth centurys most influential musicians, woody guthrie s bound for glory includes an introduction by joe klein, author of primary colors, in penguin modern classics. Spine has light creases for the first half of the book only. Woody guthrie 191267, the son of a cowboy, was born in rural oklahoma. His story begins and ends on a train, bound for nowhere specific but to the very heart of america. Bound for glory plume kindle edition by guthrie, woody, seeger, pete. His has influenced generations of musicians from bob dylan and joan baez to bruce. The harddriving, truthtelling, autobiography of americas great poetfolk singer plume guthrie, woody published by plume books 1983.
Woody guthrie s most popular book is bound for glory. It gives a good deal of family background and dynamics, with a mix of loss and tragedy. It is a funny, cynical, earthy and tragic account of his life in an oklahoma oilboom town, of the depression that followed, and of his subsequent travels in, on, and under trains, in stolen cars and on his feet, round an america going rotten from the top downwards. Bound for glory by woody guthrie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His mothers bouts of odd and self destructive behavio this partial autobiography was written in 1943 and is an account of guthrie s life and his. The legendary voice of folk music, woody gurthrie, left behind hundreds of songs, including such american treasures as this land is your land, hard traveling, and reuben james.
He tells of his childhood running wild in an oklahoma oilboom town, the tragedies that struck his family and of life on the open road during the great depression hellraising and brawling in boxcars, all while singing to. During the journey of discovery that was his life, he composed and sang words and music that have become a national heritage. Bound for glory by woody guthrie book cover, description, publication history. Musicians, biography, folk singers, correspondence, reminiscences, guthrie, woody. Woody guthrie was born in oklahoma and traveled this whole country over not by jet or motorcycle, but by boxcar, thumb, and foot. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. As in his time, many today have lost jobs, lost homes, gone hungry, and lost hope. Chronicling some from the point of view of one of the twentieth centurys most influential musicians, woody guthries bound for glory includes an introduction by joe klein, author of primary colors, in penguin modern classics.
Bound for glory by woody guthrie, arlo guthrie 97809449936. Now i been here an i been there, rambled aroun most everywhere bound for glory is the funny, cynical and earthy. And by the books end, you feel youve rambled the whole way with him and seen what he had. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be. Bound for glory guthrie, woody 9780141187228 amazon. I am going to take the same approach as he has done in bound for glory, as i will in the book i have just begun, in the eye of a flower. Woody guthrie has 43 books on goodreads with 16911 ratings. Bound for glory by woody guthrie working class lit.
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