Looking for books about life in rural America during the 20's and 30's that isn't straight southern gothic stuff. Been listening to a lot of delta blues and would really like to know more about life in that place and time.
Fiction is good, non-fiction would be great but not really interested in stuffy academic texts about the blues.
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
bump! basically looking for a book equivalent to Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music or any of John Fahey's work on American Primitivism
>>7516928
The Education of Little Tree is about a young Cherokee growing up in the 30's, if that counts.
>>7516971
that sounds really cool, not exactly what I was looking for but I'll be sure to give it a look anyway!
Bump. I've got a hard-on for folk music and I would really like for OP's request to be fulfilled.
bumping for Old Weird America
last bump hoping someone from America sees this. Sorry to be such a dick with the bumps, but I've been looking everywhere online and not found much at all
>>7516928
Grapes of Wrath is somewhat related, but I'm guessing you already thought of that.
My Antonia, or maybe something like In Dubious Battle.
>>7516928
Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie
>>7518067
fantastic book.
Also recommend The Devil's Music for an unstuffy history of the blues.
I'd be interested in anything that looks more directly at the folklore and social realities that shaped early blues and folk music (I love the Anthology of Folk Music too, OP)
