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House of Earth : a Novel by Woody Guthrie; Douglas Brinkley; Johnny Depp is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>Finished in 1947 and lost to readers until now, <b>House of Earth</b> is Woody Guthrie's only fully realized novel—a powerful portrait of Dust Bowl America, filled with the homespun lyricism and authenticity that have made his songs a part of our national consciousness. It is the story of an ordinary couple's dreams of a better life and their search for love and meaning in a corrupt world.</p> <p>Tike and Ella May Hamlin struggle to plant roots in the arid land of the Texas Panhandle. 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. 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. A house of earth.</p> <p>Though they are one with the farm and with each other, the land on which Tike and Ella May live and work is not theirs. Due to larger forces beyond their control—including ranching conglomerates and banks—their adobe house remains painfully out of reach.</p> <p>A story of rural realism and progressive activism, and in many ways a companion piece to Guthr

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Author

Woody Guthrie; Douglas Brinkley; Johnny Depp

Publisher

Infinitum Nihil, Harper Perennial

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780062253422

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.16 / 5 (891 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14