Bound for Glory

by Guthrie, Woody

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Woody Guthrie`s autobiography, BOUND FOR GLORY, may not be the unvarnished truth about the influential folk singer`s eventful and sometimes tragic life, but for fans of Guthrie`s patented Oklahoma lingo, earthy dialogue, and rattling good yarns, it doesn`t matter. The basic elements of Guthrie`s public face--a hatred of pomposity, pretension, cant, and injustice--are all here in abundance. From our first introduction to the wandering singer aboard a Chicago-bound freight train, in the company of a ragged collection of salt-of-the-earth roughnecks, to his later walkout from an audition for some highfalutin` music business types at Rockefeller Center, Guthrie is present in all his anti-authoritarian workingman`s glory. With a fine ear for everyday language and an eye for colorful detail that finds echoes in the autobiography (CHRONICLES VOLUME 1) of his protege, Bob Dylan, the folk singer accompanies us on a tour of his Oklahoma youth, recounting his little sister Clara`s heartbreaking death, his mother`s unexplained and frequently frightening moods and eccentricities (she later died from Huntingdon`s Disease, the same ailment that was to kill Guthrie), and his often Tom Sawyer-like childhood adventures. Guthrie`s idealism, his identification with the downtrodden and the working stiff, and his sheer love of life are all apparent in abundance throughout the book.