This Land that I Love
| Author | : John Shaw |
| Publisher | : Public Affairs |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2013-11-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781610392235 |
| ISBN-13 | : 161039223X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (23X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis This Land that I Love by : John Shaw
Download or read book This Land that I Love written by John Shaw and published by Public Affairs. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrative history of the writing of This Land Is Your Land and God Bless America discusses the conflicts and common ground between the two classic anthems, revealing how Woody Guthrie composed one as a reflection of Great Depression realities as a rebuttal to Irving Berlin's equally complex song, written partly in response to the rise of Hitler.