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ISBN 10: 0806161787
ISBN 13: 9780806161785
Author: Will Kaufman
 “I ain’t got no home, I’m just a-roamin’ round,” Woody Guthrie lamented in one of his most popular songs. A native of Oklahoma, he was still in his teens when he moved to Pampa, Texas, where he experienced the dust storms that would play such a crucial role in forming his identity and shaping his work. He later joined thousands of Americans who headed to California to escape the devastation of the Dust Bowl. There he entered the West Coast stronghold of the Popular Front, whose leftward influence on his thinking would continue after his move in 1940 to New York, where the American folk music renaissance began when Guthrie encountered Pete Seeger and Lead Belly.

Guthrie kept moving throughout his life, making friends, soaking up influences, and writing about his experiences. Along the way, he produced more than 3,000 songs, as well as fiction, journalism, poetry, and visual art, that gave voice to the distressed and dispossessed. In this insightful book, Will Kaufman examines the artist’s career through a unique perspective: the role of time and place in Guthrie’s artistic evolution.

Guthrie disdained boundaries—whether of geography, class, race, or religion. As he once claimed in his inimitable style, “There ain’t no such thing as east west north or south.” Nevertheless, places were critical to Guthrie’s life, thought, and creativity. He referred to himself as a “compass-pointer man,” and after his sojourn in California, he headed up to the Pacific Northwest, on to New York, and crossed the Atlantic as a merchant marine.

Before his death from Huntington’s disease in 1967, Guthrie had one more important trip to take: to the Florida swamplands of Beluthahatchee, in the heart of the South. There he produced some of his most trenchant criticisms of Jim Crow racism—a portion of his work that scholars have tended to overlook.

To map Guthrie’s movements across space and time, the author draws not only on the artist’s considerable recorded and published output but on a wealth of unpublished sources—including letters, essays, song lyrics, and notebooks—housed in the Woody Guthrie Archives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This trove of primary documents deepens Kaufman’s intriguing portrait of a unique American artist.

Mapping Woody Guthrie 1st Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1: The Roots of Guthrie’s Music

• Early Life and Background: From Oklahoma to California
• The Great Depression and Its Impact on Guthrie’s Art
• Initial Influences: Folk Music, Social Movements, and Protest Songs

Chapter 2: Guthrie in the Dust Bowl

• Oklahoma and the Birth of Guthrie’s Political Consciousness
• The Dust Bowl Migration: A Catalyst for His Music
• “This Land is Your Land” and the Legacy of the American Landscape

Chapter 3: The Political Landscape of Woody Guthrie

• Guthrie’s Ideological Roots: Socialism, Unionism, and Anti-Fascism
• The Influence of His Political Beliefs on His Songwriting
• Songs as Tools for Political Mobilization and Advocacy

Chapter 4: Guthrie in New York: The Urban Experience

• Moving East: New York City and Guthrie’s Interaction with the Folk Revival
• The Influence of the Leftist Circles and the Communist Party
• Collaborations with Pete Seeger, Lead Belly, and Others

Chapter 5: Mapping the Songs: A Geographic Exploration

• A Deep Dive into Guthrie’s Lyrics: Songs of Place, Struggle, and Hope
• Geographic Themes: The American Landscape in His Music
• Case Study: “This Land Is Your Land” and Its National Significance

Chapter 6: Guthrie’s Influence on Later Generations

• How Guthrie Inspired Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Others
• Folk Music and Protest in the 20th Century
• Woody Guthrie’s Continued Cultural Relevance

Chapter 7: Music and Social Change: Guthrie’s Songs in Action

• The Role of Guthrie’s Music in the Civil Rights Movement
• Activism through Music: From Songs of Protest to National Anthem
• Guthrie’s Enduring Legacy in Modern Social Movements

Chapter 8: The Political Geography of Guthrie’s Songs

• Analysis of Geographic and Political References in Guthrie’s Lyrics
• Mapping Songs of Resistance and Hope: The Power of Place
• Political Hot Spots: Guthrie’s Songs in Context

Chapter 9: Guthrie’s Later Years and His Personal Struggles

• The Impact of Illness on Guthrie’s Work and Personal Life
• Relationships, Family, and Legacy
• Closing the Circle: How His Music Evolved in His Later Years

Chapter 10: The Enduring Legacy of Woody Guthrie

• Guthrie’s Influence on American Folk Music and Popular Culture
• Guthrie’s Place in the History of Protest Music
• Woody Guthrie Today: How His Songs Continue to Speak to Modern Audiences

Epilogue: The Continued Mapping of Guthrie’s Impact

• The Future of Woody Guthrie’s Music and Political Legacy
• Guthrie’s Songs and Their Relevance in Contemporary Movements
• Reflecting on Guthrie’s Life, Music, and Influence

Acknowledgments

• Thanks and Credits to Those Who Contributed to the Project

Notes

• Source Notes and References

Index

• An Alphabetical Listing of Topics, Names, and Places

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