In this riveting personal story, award-winning, bestselling country musicrecording artist Merle Haggard takesyou on a tour through his house ofmemories, offering a fascinating lookinside his turbulent yet successful life.Merle reveals the true stories about hisbirth and troubled upbringing in a convertedrailroad boxcar. He recalls the lossof his father when he was nine, after whichhis childhood disobedience transformedinto full-blown delinquency that eventuallylanded him behind the cold walls ofSan Quentin. He gives tribute to hismother and relives the painful memoryof her death. He shares the lessons helearned from a life shaped by violence, gambling, and drugs, never shying awayfrom the fact that he continues to pay fordecades of reckless living. And he talksabout the music he loves–how, ultimately, it has defined the man he is.
Author: Merle Haggard, Tom Carter
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: It Books
Published: 01/01/2011
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780062023216
Language: English
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