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by Woody Guthrie (Author), Joe Klein (Introduction) "I could see men of all colors bouncing along in the boxcar ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics; New Ed edition (24 Jun 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141187220
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141187228
  • Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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Bound for Glory is the autobiography of Woody Guthrie, the founder of modern American folk music. It is a funny, cynical, earthy and tragic account of his life in an Oklahoma oil-boom town, of the Depression that followed,and of his subsequent travels in, on,and under trains, in stolen cars and on his feet, round an America going rotten from the top downwards


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Woody Guthrie, the son of a cowboy, was born in 1912 in rural Oklahoma. When the Depression arrived, Woody hit the road and travlled round America. He became a folksinger, guitarist, merchant seaman, actor, artist and broadcaster. Woody Guthrie died in 1967 in Queen's, New York.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This book still beats on against the current. Truly the best, 27 Jun 2001
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No matter whether you know of Guthrie and his musical legacy, whether you care that the young Bob Dylan read this book and it changed his life forever, or that you like American folk music at all. This autobiographical novel is one of the greatest American poems of all time, a Whitmanesque folk song that engulfs the glory of the human spirit embodied in Guthries journey from Okemah to New York. This book was made for you and me and it demands to be read. An epic of dustbowl, oilboom, freight train, cyclone, wanderings that takes Guthrie all the way to the big apple, haunted by the plethora of American dreams he's seen sprout flourish and die along the way, this book contains one of the most awe inspiring passages in all American literature. When Guthrie walks out the Rainbow Lounge in New York, unable to sell out on the show biz circuit, and wanders playing his guitar into the streets of New York, it'll bring just about anyone to tears of joy. A triumph of the human spirit, this book was made for you and me.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars jumpin' and kickin' and swearin' of the American Imagination, 10 Jun 1998
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Bound for Glory expresses the heart of a man, a life and a people. Told in true storteller fashion, one which twists and turns language into something alive and personal, Woodie Guthrie recounts his life, from Oklahoma to all around this great big old country. And by the books end, you feel you've rambled the whole way with him and seen what he had. This is an American classic on par with the Autobiography of Mark Twain. No American history book or teacher or what have you can give you a tenth of what this book can---i.e., the ethos of the American people who suffered many trials and tribulations, depravations and hardship, and yet managed to still be beautiful. So forget your Beatnicks and your New England Transcendentialists, and pick up a book worthy of being called an example of the American Bardic Tradition. You most certainly won't be an inch disappointed.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The making of a Hero, 16 April 1999
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I grew up with the music of Woody, sung to me by my father as lullabies, party songs, and Sunday-afternoon entertainment. If you appreciate the strong honest emotion of the songs, you will love this book, in which Gutherie recounts his earliest years which influenced the politics, poetry and drawing to come.

Essential reading for all Gutherie - and, of course, Dylan - lovers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I'd Like You To Read This.
It takes a while for your ear to get accustomed to Woody's use of English but his vernacular lends authenticity to the story. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars MORE PEAOPLE SHOULD GO BACK TO WOODY FOR INSPIRATION
At first,after the first chapter I put this book away as unreadable,but I went back to it due to Dylan's feelings towards the guy. Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2004 by D. Bibb

5.0 out of 5 stars An American gem
This is a great book Woody Guthrie captures the heart of America & the south. A great read & a very gifted writer. Top marks & well worth the buy.
Published on 15 Jan 2004 by J. Kirkland

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