I prefer books that approach the subject from a personal viewpoint. Many factoids can be disputed. I would rather hear about how the Folk Scare impacted on individals rather than a so-called scholarly treatise which purports to be objective.

Having lived through the folk music revival I know that there is a lot of horseshit out there about how it was.

At least with a personal perspective, the facts might be disputed, but the feelings of the reporter would shed more light on the subject.

My opinion of course.

The most interesting accounts for me would come from someone who was there and had a point-of-view that was personal and emotional.

I would recommend Jim Longhi's book "Woody, Cisco and Me" for getting to know the real Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston.

I also recommend Ed Cray's "Ramblin' Man" about Woody for the reason that I've known Ed for many years and he was very much a part of the folk music scene and is connected to it on an emotional, personal level as well as a scholarly one.

Frank Hamilton