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217 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 211) and index. |
| Summary |
A biography of Woody Guthrie, a singer who wrote over 3,000 folk songs and ballads as he traveled around the United States, including "This Land is Your Land" and "So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh." |
| Contents |
1912-1919 Insane-asylum baby -- 1919-1929 Boomtown -- 1929-1935 Dusty old dust -- 1935-1938 California and Lefty Lou -- 1938-1940 "Woody sez" -- 1940-1941 Hitting the big time -- 1941-1942 On the road again -- 1942-1943 Folksay dancers -- 1943-1945 Shipping out -- 1946-1947 Stackybones -- 1947-1952 Alcohol and fists -- 1952-1954 Last run for freedom -- 1954-1967 Windblown seeds -- Resources: Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives; Huntington's disease. |
| Awards |
Boston Globe/Horn Book Non-fiction Award Winner, 2002. |
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National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist, 2002 |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader UG 7.0 8.0 57122. |
| Subject |
Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967 -- Juvenile literature.
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Folk singers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Music.
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Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967.
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Singers.
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Folk music.
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Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967 (OCoLC)fst00043317
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Music. (OCoLC)fst01030269
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Folk singers. (OCoLC)fst01198495
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967.
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Folk music.
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Folk music -- Biography.
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Singers -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Young adult literature.
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Folk music. (OCoLC)fst01726617
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Folk music.
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| Added Author |
Viking Press, publisher.
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| ISBN |
0670035351 |
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9780670035359 |
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