Bound for Glory
The Hard-driving, Truth-telling, Autobiography of America's Great Poet-folk Singer
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · September 15, 1983
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.
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- Who it’s for
- Guthrie’s vivid autobiography brings one restless life and Depression-era America into sharp view.
- Themes
- Depression-era America, Woody Guthrie's life, Folk music and activism
- Genres
- Musicians' Lives, 20th-Century America, Folk & Traditional Music
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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.
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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 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 sociologists jealous.” —The Nation
Roadside America
Guthrie’s vivid autobiography brings one restless life and Depression-era America into sharp view.
Come here for
- A folk singer’s road-worn view of the country
- One life against the hard years of the Depression
Expect
- A lively, immediate autobiographical voice
- A personal journey with a national perspective
Where it sits
| Musicians' Lives | 91% |
|---|---|
| Folk & Traditional Music | 45% |
| 20th-Century America | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Musicians' Lives
- 20th-Century America
- Folk & Traditional Music
- Authors
- Woody Guthrie
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- September 15, 1983
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Depression-era America · Woody Guthrie's life · Folk music and activism
- Reading lane
- Musicians' Lives