Woody Guthrie, American radical / Will Kaufman.

This book includes a list of archival abbreviations and quotes relevant to the text.

A list of books in the 'Music in American Life' series appears at the end of this book.

A list of prose and lyric writings by Woody Guthrie appears at the end of this book.

This resource includes black and white sketches by Woody Guthrie made in 1946. This resource also includes an illustration of anti-immigration cartoon from 1936.

This resource includes a black and white portrait of Woody Guthrie when he was called before the HUAC [House Un-American Activities Committee] in 1955.

This resource includes black and white portraits of Woody Guthrie's various personal music performances from the 1940s to the 1960s, including performances with other notable artists such as Peet Seeger, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen.

This resource includes portraits of laborers during the political unrest in the late twenties and various anti-communist protesters during the 1940s.

This resource includes black and white photos of the lynching of Laura and Lawrence Nelson and the Peekskill riots.

This resource includes black and white facsimile of a Paul Robeson concert program.

This resource includes black and white facsimile of Jack Elliot's 1960 record, 'Kid Stuff'.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [243-254]) and index.

1. Awakenings -- 2. Hard-hitting songs for hard-hit people -- 3. Almanac days -- 4. Union war -- 5. Lonesome radical soul -- 6. Long road to Peekskill -- 7. The last free place in America : Conclusion: The miners and the mill.

This text contains a political cartoon conveying anti-immigrant caricatures and a photographic and illustrated portrayal of a lynching.

This text contains racial slurs.

"Woody Guthrie, American Radical reclaims the politically radical profile of America's greatest balladeer. Although he achieved a host of national honors and adorns U.S. postage stamps, and although his song 'This Land Is Your Land' is often considered the nation's second national anthem, Woody Guthrie committed his life to the radical struggle. Will Kaufman traces Guthrie's political awakening and activism throughout the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, the Civil Rights struggle, and the poison of McCarthyism. He examines Guthrie's role in the development of a workers' culture in the context of radical activism spearheaded by the Communist Party of the USA, the popular front, and the Congress of Industrial Organizations. Kaufman also establishes Guthrie's significance in the perpetuation of cultural front objectives into the era of the 'New Left' and beyond, particularly through his influence on the American and international protest song movement. Utilizing a wealth of previously unseen archival materials such as letters, song lyrics, essays, personal reflections, photos, and other manuscripts, Woody Guthrie, American Radical introduces a heretofore unknown Woody Guthrie: the canny political strategist, fitful thinker, and cultural front activist practically buried in the general public's romantic celebration of the 'Dust Bowl Troubadour.' A portion of the royalties from the sales of this book will be donated to the Woody Guthrie Foundation." -- From online.