Ramblin' Man

Woody Guthrie article at CNN.

It's that complicated portrait of her father that Guthrie's only surviving daughter, Nora, says impressed her most about Cray's book.

"Woody is very similar to Abraham Lincoln as a historical figure in that he's kind of been reduced to an icon who stands for certain things," she said. "But there are a lot of shades and different kinds of colors to him, so that no one can completely own him."