A mighty hard road : the Woody Guthrie story / by Henrietta Yurchenco ; assisted by Marjorie Guthrie ; introduction by Arlo Guthrie.
| Author/creator | Yurchenco, Henrietta |
| Other author | Guthrie, Marjorie. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : McGraw-Hill, [1970] |
| Description | 159 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Oklahoma -- Texas -- California -- New York -- Last years. |
| Abstract | The composer of This Land is Your Land was the authentic voice of America in the first half of the twentieth century. Born in an Oklahoma oil town, Woody Guthrie knew the hardships of a society awaking from its dream of unlimited land and riches to the brutal reality of Dust Bowl and Depression. Woody's path took him everywhere, 'from California to the New York island,' by car, by thumb, riding the rails, his guitar slung across his back, with a pencil and paper handy in case a new song occurred to him. Whether singing the tragedy of the Dust Bowl or the injustices borne by the migrant workers, Woody always struck the note that made his songs folk music in the truest sense. Today that tradition is being carried on in the songs of such composers as Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, and Woody's son Arlo. This authorized biography has been published in cooperation with the Guthrie Children's Trust Fund. Henrietta Yurchenco spent months working with Mrs. Marjorie Guthrie among Woody's papers and drawings, some published for the first time as part of this volume, and taping Marjorie's recollections of her husband's final years in New York. |
| Bibliography note | "Discography": pages 155-156. |
| LCCN | 73110963 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.G978 Y9 1970 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |