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Bibliographic Record Annotation Interest Level Contributor
Gates, Doris. Blue Willow. New York: Puffin Books, 1940. This heartwrenching tale, told from a young girl's perspective, describes the life of itinerant workers and their families during the Great Depression.
3rd - 5th Grade
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Other
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Guthrie, Woody. Bound for Glory. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1943. Woody Guthrie's musical repertoire includes over 3,000 songs such as "This Land Is Your Land," "Red Wine," "Jesus Christ," "Pastures of Plenty," and "Do-Re-Me." In Guthrie's autobiography, "Bound For Glory," Pete Seeger said, "His songs are deceptively simple. Only after they have become part of your life do you realize how great they are. Any damn fool can get complicated. It takes genius to attain simplicity." An online companion to the book is offered, as well.
3rd - 5th Grade, 6th - 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade
William Prante
Researcher
New Orleans, Louisiana

Lorentz, Pare: director Thomson, Virgil: composer. Plow that Broke the Plains - movie, The. New York, NY: US Government, 1936. Selected for the 1999 National Film Registry of "artistically, culturally, and socially significant" films, this classic drama detailed the Great Plains during the Depression and was sponsored by the US Government in 1936. The music was composed by Virgil Thomson. The complete movie may be viewed at this internet site: http://www.archive.org/stream/PlowThatBrokethePlains1/PlowThatBrokethePlains1_256kb.mp4 ---This film should be considered an important historical document. The script may be read at: http://newdeal.feri.org/nchs/doc01.htm
6th - 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade
William Prante
Researcher
New Orleans, Louisiana


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