"THE WORDS ARE SEEGER'S, AND THE BOUNTIFUL WISDOM IS SEEGER'S"

SEEGER, Pete; ROSENTHAL, Bob [and] ROSENTHAL, Sam, editors. Pete Seeger: In His Own Words. Boulder: Paradigm Publishers, (2012). Octavo, original black paper boards, original dust jacket. $250.

First edition of a "treasure trove" of writings—many previously unpublished—by the beloved folk musician and political activist, signed by Seeger with a banjo doodle in red ink.

"Gathering the most extensive collection of Seeger's writings to date… sociologist Rob Rosenthal and his son, Sam Rosenthal, introduce a man deeply committed to the power of music, community, and ideas… This remarkable collection displays Seeger in all his cantankerous, playful, idealistic, and loving glory. He's one of America's national treasures, and this treasure trove of his writing reveals why" (Library Journal). "The Rosenthals deftly selected and arranged the material to tell Seeger's life story so that it reads like a full-fledged autobiography. The words are Seeger's, and the bountiful wisdom is Seeger's, but the handiwork is the Rosenthals'" (The Progressive). Illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photographs.

Book and dust jacket with lower outer corners slightly bumped. A very nearly fine copy, with a desirable example of Seeger's signature banjo drawing.