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“I
could see men of all colors bouncing along in the boxcar. We stood up.
We laid down. We piled around on each other. We used each other for
pillows.”
Oklahoma’s famous son was both Renaissance Man and Common Man.
Guthrie used his talent to speak for the downtrodden of America, and
to celebrate the beauty of our country. He wrote more than 1,000 songs
between 1936 and 1954, and his songs have become as much a part of America
as its rivers, prairies and mountains. This is Woody in his own words
and drawings—completely original. Read
an Excerpt Look Inside the Book from the Amazon website
Reviews "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 sociaologists
jealous." "Deserves
the attention of this generation...It is not only a fascinating autobiography,
it is a voice from the grass roots of America...Woody speaks for the
indomitable spirit of an independent man who set out to do his own thing." "...there's
no mistaking Woody's talent for expression, his ability to sling the
American language. His book is an eloquent piece, wild as a train whistle
in the mountains, a scrumptious picture of fighting, carousing, singing,
laughing migratory America." Return to Bound for Glory Links
About the Author 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. Visit the Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives. Return to Bound for Glory Links
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