{"product_id":"grown-up-anger-the-connected-mysteries-of-bob-dylan-woody-guthrie-and-the-calumet-massacre-of-1913-paperback","title":"Grown-Up Anger: The Connected Mysteries of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and the Calumet Massacre of 1913 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Wolff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tour de force of storytelling years in the making: a dual biography of two of the greatest songwriters, Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, that is also a murder mystery and a history of labor relations and socialism, big business and greed in twentieth-century America--woven together in one epic saga that holds meaning for all working Americans today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen thirteen-year-old Daniel Wolff first heard Bob Dylan's \"Like a Rolling Stone,\" it ignited a life-long interest in understanding the rock poet's anger. When he later discovered \"Song to Woody,\" Dylan's tribute to his hero, Woody Guthrie, Wolff believed he'd uncovered one source of Dylan's rage. Sifting through Guthrie's recordings, Wolff found \"1913 Massacre\"--a song which told the story of a union Christmas party during a strike in Calumet, Michigan, in 1913 that ended in horrific tragedy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the trail from Dylan to Guthrie to an event that claimed the lives of seventy-four men, women, and children a century ago, Wolff found himself tracing the history of an anger that has been passed down for decades. From America's early industrialized days, an epic battle to determine the country's direction has been waged, pitting bosses against workers and big business against the labor movement. In Guthrie's eyes, the owners ultimately won; the 1913 Michigan tragedy was just one example of a larger lost history purposely distorted and buried in time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this magnificent cultural study, Wolff braids three disparate strands--Calumet, Guthrie, and Dylan--together to create a devastating revisionist history of twentieth-century America. \u003cem\u003eGrown-Up Anger\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the struggles between the haves and have-nots, the impact changing labor relations had on industrial America, and the way two musicians used their fury to illuminate economic injustice and inspire change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt thirteen, when he first heard Dylan's \"Like a Rolling Stone,\" Daniel Wolff recognized the sound of anger. When he later discovered \"Song for Woody,\" Dylan's tribute to Guthrie, Wolff fixed on it as a clue to a distinctive mix of rage and compassion. That clue led back to Guthrie's \"1913 Massacre\"--a memorial song about the horrific conclusion to a union Christmas party in Calumet, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the trail from Dylan to Guthrie to a tragedy that claimed seventy-four lives, Wolff found himself tracing a century-long line of anger. From America's early industrialized days up to the present, the battle over economic justice keeps resurfacing: on a freight car in California, on a joyride through New Orleans, in a snowy field in Michigan. At the stunning conclusion--as the mysteries of Dylan, Guthrie, and the 1913 tragedy connect--the reader discovers a larger story, purposely distorted and buried in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Wolff's \u003cem\u003eGrown-Up Anger\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the struggles between the haves and the have-nots, the battle to organize American workers, and the way two musicians used their fury to illuminate injustice and spark hope.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKaren Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, local 1 of the American Federation of Teachers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt thirteen, when he first heard Dylan's \"Like a Rolling Stone,\" Daniel Wolff recognized the sound of anger. When he later discovered \"Song for Woody,\" Dylan's tribute to Guthrie, Wolff fixed on it as a clue to a distinctive mix of rage and compassion. That clue led back to Guthrie's \"1913 Massacre\"--a memorial song about the horrific conclusion to a union Christmas party in Calumet, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the trail from Dylan to Guthrie to a tragedy that claimed seventy-four lives, Wolff found himself tracing a century-long line of anger. From America's early industrialized days up to the present, the battle over economic justice keeps resurfacing: on a freight car in California, on a joyride through New Orleans, in a snowy field in Michigan. At the stunning conclusion--as the mysteries of Dylan, Guthrie, and the 1913 tragedy connect--the reader discovers a larger story, purposely distorted and buried in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Wolff's \u003cem\u003eGrown-Up Anger\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the struggles between the haves and the have-nots, the battle to organize American workers, and the way two musicians used their fury to illuminate injustice and spark hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47467853906173,"sku":"9780062451705","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/KzNQTGY5bWk4cmxHNXNxcUd5dk94QT09.webp?v=1777281191","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/grown-up-anger-the-connected-mysteries-of-bob-dylan-woody-guthrie-and-the-calumet-massacre-of-1913-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}