Bibliograph

Libba, the magnificent musical life of Elizabeth Cotten, by Laura Veirs ; illustrated by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh

Type

Label

Libba, the magnificent musical life of Elizabeth Cotten, by Laura Veirs ; illustrated by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Libba

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

961388574

Responsibility statement

by Laura Veirs ; illustrated by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh

Sub title

the magnificent musical life of Elizabeth Cotten

Summary

Elizabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time. It wasn't hers (it was her big brother's), and it wasn't strung right for her (she was left-handed). But she flipped that guitar upside down and backwards and taught herself how to play it anyway. By age eleven, she'd written "Freight Train," one of the most famous folk songs of the twentieth century. And by the end of her life, people everywhere from the sunny beaches of California to the rolling hills of England knew her music

Target audience

juvenile

Classification