26 Songs in 30 Days: Woody Guthrie's Columbia River Songs hardcover Book New

26 Songs in 30 Days: Woody Guthrie's Columbia River Songs and the Planned Promised Land in the Pacific Northwest Hardcover by Greg Vandy (Author), Daniel Person (Author)\nA fascinating portrait of icon Woody Guthrie, the Pacific Northwest, and folk music\u2014all set against the backdrop of a tumultuous moment in American history In 1941, Woody Guthrie wrote 26 songs in 30 days\u2014including classics like \u201CRoll On Columbia\u201D and \u201CPastures of Plenty\u201D\u2014when he was hired by the Bonneville Power Administration to promote the benefits of cheap hydroelectric power, irrigation, and the Grand Coulee Dam. Now, KEXP DJ Greg Vandy takes readers inside the unusual partnership between one of America\u2019s great folk artists and the federal government, and shows how the American folk revival was a response to hard times.\n26 Songs In 30 Days plunges deeply into the historical context of the time and the progressive politics that embraced Social Democracy during an era.