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Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition glossy photographic and color illustrated softcover wraps. Includes Critical Praise for Pastures of Plenty; List of Other Books by Woody Guthrie; List of Other Books by Dave Marsh; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Preliminary Page Poem; Foreword by Harold Leventhal; Introduction by Dave Marsh; Editors' Note; Appendix and Index. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, drawings, and portrait frontispiece. "A handsome, substantial, valuable book.Anyone broadly interested in American music or radical politics or recent U.S. life and history will welcome Guthrie's hitherto uncollected writings with open mind and arms." - Los Angeles Times. "Gives new insight into the life and character of the beloved folk singer. The writings.encompass all aspects of Guthrie's personality and reveal much about what he was striving to achieve with his social activism and often unconventional behavior." - Publishers Weekly. "Fascinating.cuts to the bone of Guthrie's thinking." - Boston Phoenix. "Delightful, whimsical.It's his genuine, undying belief in the potential of political action aht makes this writing so compelling.Brings us closer to understanding the complex puzzle that was Woody Guthrie's life." - Rolling Stone. "A treasure house.the writing is lyrical, passionate, and free of artifice." - Kansas City Star. "Woody Guthrie - folk singer, songwriter, social commentator, champion of the disenfranchised - has been a colorful and beloved folk hero for half a century. Through these deeply personal and honest writings - and through more than one hundred rare illustrations - Guthrie reveals himself as never before, taking us along on the voyage of discovery that brought him from the nation's hinterlands to the forefront of the American political and social debate. Guthrie died tragically young, but his music and writings live on. Pastures of Plenty is an inspiring tribute to our American heritage." - from the rear outer cover. …

Paperback. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.