Woody Guthrie : writing America's songs / Ronald Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Ronald D., 1940-2022, author.

Series:

Routledge Historical Americans

Routledge historical Americans

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967.

Guthrie, Woody.

Folk singers--United States--Biography.

Folk singers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Woody Guthrie is the most famous and influential folk music composer and performer in the history of the United States. His most popular song, ""This Land is Your Land"" has become the country's unofficial national anthem, known to every school child since the 1960s. His influence exceeded the realm of American music, reaching American politics. Guthrie's music became the soundtrack to the Great Depression, and iconic of the Dust Bowl migrants. Guthrie and his music came to represent those disenfranchised people who remained committed to making better lives for themselves through the promis

Contents:

Cover; Woody Guthrie; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I Woody Guthrie; Chapter 1 The Early Years; Chapter 2 The Postwar Years; Chapter 3 Woody's Rediscovery and Death; Chapter 4 Woody's Legacy; PART II Documents; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-160) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-76935-4

1-283-84402-8

1-135-76928-1

0-203-72398-8

9780203723982

OCLC:

821176234