Bound for Glory

Guthrie, Woody

Publisher: The New American Library of Canada, Canada
Year First Published: {14767 Bound for Glory BOUND FOR GLORY Guthrie, Woody The New American Library of Canada Canada The autobiography of folk singer Woody Guthrie. 1943 1970 320pp BC14767-BoundforGlory.jpg B Book Woody Guthrie travelled the whole of the United States "by boxcar, thumb, and foot," composing and singing songs that have become "a national heritage." He wrote more than a thousand songs, the best known being "This Land Is Your Land." His autobiography gives us the vision he gained of America through his journey of discovery. The book also contains a foreword by Pete Seeger, a tribute by Stewart L. Udall, and a number of sketches by Woody Guthrie himself. The autobiography is full of interesting anecdotes from his family life, his travelling, his professional life and much more. [Abstract by Nabeeha Chaudhary] Table of Contents Foreword: Pete Seeger A Tribute to Woody Guthrie 1. Soldiers in the Dust 2. Empty Snuff Cans 3. I Ain't Mad at Nobody 4. New Kittens 5. Mister Cyclome 6. Boomchasers 7. Cain't No Gang Whip Us Now 8. Fire Extinguishers 9. A Fast-Running Train Whistles Down 10. The Junking Sack 11. Boy in Search of Something 12. Trouble Busting 13. Off to California 14. The House on the Hill 15. The Telegram that Never Came 16. Stormy Night 17. Extra Selects 18. Crossroads 19. Train Bound for Glory Postscript CX8417 1 false true false CX8417.htm [0xc001253710 0xc0003e4690 0xc000698570 0xc000d52d80 0xc001cf0db0 0xc00211ebd0 0xc0021941b0 0xc00220a960 0xc0003e0f30 0xc00188c4b0] Cx}
Year Published: 1970
Pages: 320pp Resource Type: Book
Cx Number: CX8417

The autobiography of folk singer Woody Guthrie.

Abstract:
Woody Guthrie travelled the whole of the United States "by boxcar, thumb, and foot," composing and singing songs that have become "a national heritage." He wrote more than a thousand songs, the best known being "This Land Is Your Land." His autobiography gives us the vision he gained of America through his journey of discovery. The book also contains a foreword by Pete Seeger, a tribute by Stewart L. Udall, and a number of sketches by Woody Guthrie himself. The autobiography is full of interesting anecdotes from his family life, his travelling, his professional life and much more.

[Abstract by Nabeeha Chaudhary]

Table of Contents

Foreword: Pete Seeger
A Tribute to Woody Guthrie

1. Soldiers in the Dust
2. Empty Snuff Cans
3. I Ain't Mad at Nobody
4. New Kittens
5. Mister Cyclome
6. Boomchasers
7. Cain't No Gang Whip Us Now
8. Fire Extinguishers
9. A Fast-Running Train Whistles Down
10. The Junking Sack
11. Boy in Search of Something
12. Trouble Busting
13. Off to California
14. The House on the Hill
15. The Telegram that Never Came
16. Stormy Night
17. Extra Selects
18. Crossroads
19. Train Bound for Glory

Postscript

Bound for Glory

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