Woody Guthrie : writing America's songs / / Ronald Cohen
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| Autore: |
Cohen Ronald D. <1940-, >
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| Titolo: |
Woody Guthrie : writing America's songs / / Ronald Cohen
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 782.42162/130092 |
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| Soggetto topico: | Folk singers - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-160) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Woody Guthrie; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I Woody Guthrie; Chapter 1 The Early Years; Chapter 2 The Postwar Years; Chapter 3 Woody's Rediscovery and Death; Chapter 4 Woody's Legacy; PART II Documents; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Woody Guthrie is the most famous and influential folk music composer and performer in the history of the United States. His most popular song, ""This Land is Your Land"" has become the country's unofficial national anthem, known to every school child since the 1960s. His influence exceeded the realm of American music, reaching American politics. Guthrie's music became the soundtrack to the Great Depression, and iconic of the Dust Bowl migrants. Guthrie and his music came to represent those disenfranchised people who remained committed to making better lives for themselves through the promis |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Woody Guthrie |
| ISBN: | 1-283-84402-8 |
| 1-135-76928-1 | |
| 0-203-72398-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910462452803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Routledge Historical Americans