ARGONAUT BOOKS

In this now classic biography of the American folk hero, Woody Guthrie, whose work inspired an entire generation of song writers, Klein honours the legend but also explores the realities of a life lived on the edge of tragedy. Reviews One of the finest treatments of an American twentieth-century performer ever written . . . Not merely a biography . . . It is a social history . . . written knowledgeably, in a brilliant style.San Francisco ExaminerIt is to Joe Klein's credit that he has shown us the achievement of Guthrie for what it is -- an unequalled, unsurpassed outpou...Read More