Pete Seeger in His Own Words, Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger in His Own Words, Pete Seeger
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Pete Seeger in His Own Words

Author: Pete Seeger, Rob Rosenthal, Sam Rosenthal

Narrator: John Chancer

Unabridged: 17 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/31/2026


Synopsis

Long an icon of American musical and political life, Pete Seeger has written eloquently in a diverse array of publications but nowhere is his life story more personally chronicled than in these, his private writings, documents, and letters stored for decades in his family barn. Pete Seeger: His Life in His Own Words, collects Seeger's letters, notes, published articles, rough drafts, stories, and poetry—creating the most intimate picture yet available of Seeger as a musician, an activist and a family man. The book covers the passions, personalities, and experiences of a lifetime of struggle—from the pre-WWII labor movement and the Communist Party, to Woody Guthrie, the Civil Rights movement and the struggle against the war in Vietnam. The portrait that emerges is not of a saint, but a flesh-and-blood man, struggling to understand his time and his place.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Patti on December 05, 2012

What a treasure. Pete Seeger has been and continues to be an authentic man fighting to keep the music of the world alive and well and to leave the world a better place. The best way to review it is to quote some of his writings in the book. 1965 "And remember the aim of civilized man: to bring order......more

Goodreads review by Marissa on January 15, 2025

i laughed, i cried, i joined my local tenants union high recommend!!!!......more

Goodreads review by Kath on October 17, 2012

I'm not even through with it and I feel the need to post something. While I have a general knowledge of who he is, what he does and why he does what he does, it is SO much more than I thought! Until now, I didn't feel much interest in "Folk" music/songs/scene. After what I have read so far, my perspec......more

Goodreads review by Ginebra on April 14, 2022

The other day I found myself walking down the street wearing a sister-missionary kind of an outfit. I laughed to myself thinking about my Utahn family and at how much they would like for me to become one myself. Then I thought that I am already some kind of a missionary myself, traveling to foreign......more

Goodreads review by Craig on June 15, 2013

Fun raw material from a hero and inspiration. Takes the halo off St. Pete and gives credit to Woody, Leadbelly and Josh White on whose shoulders Pete has taken his stand as an people's song leader. Well may the world go... And long may we song his songs, and our own in loud lusty amateur voices. som......more