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RAMBLIN' MAN: The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie
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RAMBLIN' MAN: The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie Hardcover - 2004

by Cray, Ed

  • Used
  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first

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New York: W.W. Norton, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Presentation copy, inscribed by Ed Cray to his colleague, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Parks, on the half-title. The life and career of the most recognized and beloved folk musician of the twentieth century are recalled here, with details of his hobo days as well as his marriage, his "subversive" activities, and his eventual death by Huntington's Disease. Cray (1933-2019) was the first biographer to be granted access to the Woody Guthrie Archive. Octavo: xxiii, 488 p. with 20 photographs. Original green paper-covered boards over a black cloth spine, with silver titles. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with just a hint of edgewear.
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  • Title RAMBLIN' MAN: The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie
  • Author Cray, Ed
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 488
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W.W. Norton, New York
  • Date 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 76286
  • ISBN 9780393047592 / 0393047598
  • Weight 1.93 lbs (0.88 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.28 x 6.44 x 1.61 in (23.57 x 16.36 x 4.09 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Guthrie, Woody, Folk singers - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003021071
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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