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In another newly discovered song, Woody Guthrie continues his assault on 'Old Man Trump'

  • Written by Will Kaufman, Professor of American Literature and Culture, University of Central Lancashire
imageWoody Guthrie's tenancy in Fred Trump's Beach Haven apartment complex coincided with a diagnosis of Huntington's disease.Library of Congress

Earlier this year, I wrote about a cache of bitter writings by Woody Guthrie that I had discovered while conducting research for a book on the balladeer.

The invectives were directed against a man Guthrie had...

Read more: In another newly discovered song, Woody Guthrie continues his assault on 'Old Man Trump'

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