Finished in 1947 and lost to readers until now, House of Earth is legendary folk singer and American icon Woody Guthrie\'s only finished novel.
An essay by bestselling historian Douglas Brinkley and Johnny Depp introduce House of Earth , the inaugural title in Depp\'s imprint at HarperCollins, Infinitum Nihil..
Lawrence, here is a powerful tale of America from one of our greatest artists.
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Combining the moral urgency and narrative drive of John Steinbeck with the erotic frankness of D.
A story of rural realism and progressive activism, and in many ways a companion piece to Guthrie\'s folk anthem This Land Is Your Land, House of Earth is a searing portrait of hardship and hope set against a ravaged landscape.
A House of earth.
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.
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.
Tike and Ella May Hamlin are struggling to plant roots in the arid land of the Texas panhandle.
A powerful portrait of Dust Bowl America, it\'s the story of an ordinary couple\'s dreams of a better life and their search for love and meaning in a corrupt world.
Finished in 1947 and lost to readers until now, House of Earth is legendary folk singer and American icon Woody Guthrie\'s only finished novel
