My House of Memories
An Autobiography
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · December 28, 2010
In this riveting personal story, award-winning,bestselling country musicrecording artist Merle Haggard takesyou on a tour through his house ofmemories, offering a fascinating lookinside his turbulent yet successful life.Merle reveals the true stories about hisbirth and troubled upbringing in a convertedrailroad boxcar.
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- Who it’s for
- A candid memoir traces how family loss, hard living, and music shaped Merle Haggard.
- Themes
- Troubled upbringing and delinquency, Family loss and grief, Music as identity
- Genres
- Musicians' Lives, Music, Criminals & Outlaws
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In this riveting personal story, award-winning,bestselling country musicrecording artist Merle Haggard takesyou on a tour through his house ofmemories, offering a fascinating lookinside his turbulent yet successful life.Merle reveals the true stories about hisbirth and troubled upbringing in a convertedrailroad boxcar.
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He recalls the lossof his father when he was nine, after whichhis childhood disobedience transformedinto full-blown delinquency that eventuallylanded him behind the cold walls ofSan Quentin. He gives tribute to hismother and relives the painful memoryof her death. He shares the lessons helearned from a life shaped by violence,gambling, and drugs, never shying awayfrom the fact that he continues to pay fordecades of reckless living. And he talksabout the music he loves—how, ultimately,it has defined the man he is.
Life in the Songs
A candid memoir traces how family loss, hard living, and music shaped Merle Haggard.
Come here for
- A country musician’s unsparing look back at a turbulent life
- Reflections on the music that defined him
Expect
- Personal memories alongside hard-won lessons
- A serious, sometimes painful account of reckoning with the past
Where it sits
| Musicians' Lives | 90% |
|---|---|
| Criminals & Outlaws | 40% |
| Music | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Art History
- American Art
- Women Artists
- Musicians' Lives
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- Lives in Entertainment
- Political Lives
- Women's Lives
- Criminals & Outlaws
- Authors
- Merle Haggard, Tom Carter
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- December 28, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Troubled upbringing and delinquency · Family loss and grief · Music as identity
- Reading lane
- Art History