Bibliograph

House of earth, a novel, Woody Guthrie ; edited and introduced by Douglas Brinkley and Johnny Depp

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Label

House of earth, a novel, Woody Guthrie ; edited and introduced by Douglas Brinkley and Johnny Depp

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Included bibliographical references (p. [219]-221)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

House of earth

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

805051319

Responsibility statement

Woody Guthrie ; edited and introduced by Douglas Brinkley and Johnny Depp

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"Tike and Ella May Hamlin struggle to plant roots in the arid land of the Texas Panhandle. The husband and wife live in a precarious wooden farm shack, but Tike yearns for a sturdy house that will protect them from the treacherous elements. Thanks to a five-cent government pamphlet, Tike has the know-how to build a simple adobe dwelling, a structure made from the land itself-fireproof, windproof, Dust Bowl-proof. A house of earth. Though they are one with the farm and with each other, the land on which Tike and Ella May live and work is not theirs. Due to larger forces beyond their control-including ranching conglomerates and banks-their adobe house remains painfully out of reach."--Dust jacket

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