| Description |
250 pages illustrations, portraits 26 cm |
| Note |
"Collection of essays, prose poems, verse, journal notes, maxims, song lyrics, and letters." |
| Contents |
People I owe -- Your word singer -- Folk songs are on their way in -- Me and the others -- Prophet singer -- Bound for glory -- Old paper sheets -- The word I want to say -- Names for Marjorie and Woody's kids' parties -- Child sitting -- Dead fathers -- My best songs -- Good married daughter -- Way over yonder in the minor key -- Atty. Gen'l. Tom Clark -- My job as a poet -- How to make up a balladsong and get away with it -- Anthropology -- Bits and snatches -- Reckless talk -- Born to win -- My dear Mr. Truman -- Us kids -- Censors and you and me -- Dear prostitute -- Kids can squawl -- Cisco Houston -- Prison cell dream -- I drink and see why -- Greasy string -- Seasay -- Dear Australia -- You to me -- The singing cricket and Hudie Ledbetter -- Abuse -- Abusing -- Dance a little longer -- Singing troopship -- My secret -- I'm not the man -- All of the country -- Kid -- Rosh Hashonah -- Jacksonville waltz (sweet Jaxonville) -- Einstein theme song -- Einstein brings back lightrays -- In my wildest drunk moments -- Cathy Ann Guthrie -- Cup of coffee -- To people's songs -- Gene Debs -- To that man Robert Burns -- My people -- Most times -- WNEW -- The dying doctor or the company town doctor -- The blinding of Isaac Woodard -- Let me go -- Look like it's here -- My Oklahoma -- I'll not beg -- I don't feel at home on the Bowery no more -- Build me a world -- Careless reckless love -- Here's a tale a feller told me -- I still say to my kid -- Something wrong -- To a young negro couple -- Chorea and me -- No help known -- So long, it's been good to know you. |
| Summary |
Collection of essays, prose, verse, journal notes, maxims, song lyrics, and letters. |
| Subject |
Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967.
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Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967. (OCoLC)fst00043317
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| Added Author |
Shelton, Robert, 1926-1995.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967. Born to win. New York : Macmillan, ©1965 (OCoLC)679319295 |
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