Woody Guthrie

Bound for Glory

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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 he… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-4406-7278-1
EAN: 9781440672781
Produktnummer: 19678478
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1983
Seitenangabe: 320 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 3'093 KB

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WOODY GUTHRIE (1912-1967) was a legendary American folk singer-songwriter. His songs told the stories of the American people: their land, their labors, their trials and their joys. While many of his songs were born of his experience in the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression, Honeyky Hanukah was part of a little-known series of songs he wrote celebrating Jewish culture, inspired by his mother in law, Aliza Greenblatt, a well-known Yiddish poet who lived across the street from him during his years in Coney Island, New York.