“Woody’s song and guitar made him a spokesman for the downtrodden everywhere, but he also sang of the beauty of America, a beauty he viewed from the open doors of boxcars as they sped across the country. He saw America from the open road, and he knew its people firsthand.”
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I enjoyed this book because it enabled me to see America through Woody Guthries eyes. I admire him for staying so upbeat in the midst of many troubles.

”This train don’t carry no gamblers,
Liars, thieves and big-shot ramblers;
This train is bound for glory,
This train!”
~ Woody Guthrie