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Woody Guthrie and the Dust Bowl Ballads
Woody Guthrie and the Dust Bowl Ballads | Nick Hayes
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Using the sepia tones of the Dust Bowl as his pal­ette, author and artist Nick Hayes tells the story of world-famous folkie Woody Guthrie (1912–1967), starting in the 1920s when Guthrie was a teenager supporting himself in dried-up, post-boomtown Oklahoma. Picking up a harmonica and eventually a battered guitar, Guthrie finds solace in the ancient lineage of folksong. Hayes charts the musician’s course from Oklahoma and Texas towns ravaged by dust and the Depression to boxcars, factory farms, and the migrant camps of California, highlighting Guthrie’s dedication to singing American folk tunes and creating his own modern classics along the way. Hayes ends his portrait in 1940, at the pivotal time when Guthrie makes his way to New York and writes “This Land Is Your Land,” his iconic anthem tinged with both clear-eyed reality and optimism.
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Suet624

What gives me hope is hearing my 3 year old grandson in the other room singing This Land Is Your Land.

lynneamch How sweet. I am going to teach that one to my 2 & 4yr old grandkids. 🎶🤗 8y
Suet624 @lynneamch all of my children and grandchildren are also well-versed in The Union Maid. I always felt that was a good song to know as well. 8y
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CherylDeFranceschi
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Happened upon this book at BEA and it was love at first sight. Beautiful sepia graphics illustrating the Dust Bowl and Woody's life. A real stunner!

Trav Gorgeous photo! 8y
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RobertMitchell
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Picked this up the today!

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