Reading rank 434
Bound for Glory
, subject: Woody Guthrie's life and Depression-era America, 1943
Bob Dylan’s discovery of Bound for Glory is a case of a single formative book changing a reader’s life.
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About the book
First published in 1943, Guthrie's first-person account moves from an Oklahoma oil-boom childhood and family hardship onto freight trains, migrant roads, radio work, and the songs and people of Depression-era America.
Why read it
Best if you want to read the book that was a formative discovery for Bob Dylan and see how one book can change a life.
Key themes
- One book can change a life
- The change starts with finding the book
Evidence and original sources
Source: official Founders episode — #259
This record is supported by 2 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.
- Bob Dylan — David generalizes that reading a formative book can change a person's life, using Dylan's discovery of it as the example.