Woody Guthrie

Writing America's Songs

by: Ronald Cohen

Woody Guthrie
Author: Ronald Cohen

Publisher: Routledge

Series: Routledge Historical Americans

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Format: Hardback

Publication date: 02 August 2012

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ISBN: 0415895685 ISBN 13: 9780415895682

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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 promise of the American Dream. Here, in a short, accessible biography, bolstered with primary documents, including letters, autobiographical excerpts, and reflections by Pete Seeger, Cohen introduces Guthrie's life and music influence to students of American history and culture. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Routledge

City: London

Pages: 184

More info: height 229 mm width 152 mm weight 430 gr

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Age recommended: College/higher education

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey:(DC23) 782.42162130092 Library of Congress Subject: Guthrie, Woody

Record updated at: 16 May, 2013 time: 00:50

Summary Woody Guthrie Introduction Chapter 1: The Early Years Chapter 2: The Postwar Years Chapter 3: Woody's Rediscovery and Death Chapter 4: Woody's Legacy Documents Bibliography Top page

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