About this title: Tying in with the publication of Loretta Lynn's long-awaited autobiographical sequel, Still Woman Enough, later this year. Born in 1935 into abject poverty, married at age thirteen, and a grandmother by age twenty-nine, Loretta Lynn went on to become one of the most prolific and influential singers in modern country music. The first woman to be ...
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Warner Books, New York
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780446939256ISBN:0446939250
Description: Good. 269 p., [16] leaves of plates: ill.; 18 cm. "A Bernard Geis Associates book. " Includes index. Spine title: Coal miner's daughter. Discography: p. [245]-[260] Previous Owner's Inscription. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Warner Books
Date Published: 1980-03
Description: Fair. Worn cover (see scan), with owner's names inside, but perfectly usable, with movie photos. Free, automatic1st class upgrade for books under 14 ounces. Free Priority upgrade to all domestic orders over $20.00. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Warner Books, New York
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780446939256ISBN:0446939250
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. (040209) Mass market paperback is in VG+/Fine condition with light crinkling in spine, extremely light overall wear. 269 p., [16] leaves of plates: ill.; 18 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Plates. "A Bernard Geis Associates book. " Includes index. Spine title: Coal miner's daughter. Discography: p. [245]-[260] read more
Edition: Reprint.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Regnery Company, Chicago
Date Published: 1976
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Blue paper over boards with black lettering. Handwritten name & date on first endpage, otherwise clean inside. Two lightly bumped corners. Sun-faded spine but still readable. A few scratches, light shelf wear to covers and spine but very clean. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chicago: Regnery
Date Published: 1976
Description: Good. Book club edition, tight and bright, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, chipping on dust jacket edges, rough cut page edges. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780809253449ISBN:0809253445
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Rare 1976 first edition softcover. No marks or writing. 2 dog-earred pages. Bottom page edges stained and wrap is curled at corners. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HENRY REGNERY, Chicago
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780809281220ISBN:0809281228
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. xiv, 204 p., [8] leaves of plates: ill.; 24 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Plates. THIS USED HARDCOVER BOOK CAME FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION. THE BOOK IS IN NEAR NEW LIKE CONDITION AND THE DUST JACKET IS IN GOOD CONDITION SHOWING GENERAL WEAR. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HENRY REGNERY/BERNARD GEIS ASSOCIATES BOOK, NEW YORK
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780809281220ISBN:0809281228
Description: VG/VG. 0809281228 Some closed tears to the DJ, small previous owner's name in the book. read more
"I really enjoyed this book. I knew a little bit about Loretta Lynn, but I had no idea her life was this dramatic! It reads just like you're sitting there listening to her tell you the whole story herself - and she's a good storyteller. The parts about her beginning are the best, where she talks about her mother papering the bedroom with magazine pages and hanging out with her cousin Marie 'cause they're both mean as snakes."
"Coal Miner's Daughter is one of those autobiographies that everyone should pick up and read. Not because you love Loretta and her music, but because her life story is inspiring. Married at 14, and dirt poor for a good part of her young life, Loretta is one of those people who was blessed with luck and talent and a lot of people who love her.
With the help of her husband Doolittle (Mooney) Lynn, she rose to be the First Lady Of Country Music. The story Loretta weaves with the help of George Vecsey is one of struggle, growth and success. What you won't find here are nasty tales. Loretta is too much of a lady for that. You get her story, the way she would tell it, if you were sitting at the kitchen table with her.
Loretta isn't the most educated woman in show business and the language her reflects that but it also makes her more endearing, even though you'll struggle to find the reasoning for her spending all those years with a husband that certainly didn't treat her right. But all that aside, Loretta paints a picture of her life that is accurate even if it leaves out the dirt. You'll truly enjoy the tales of her younger years during the depression when times were rougher than anyone younger than 50 could imagine, but through it all you see that Loretta is a survivor, even in her 30's when she deals with illnesses that almost cost her, her life, she is a pillar of strength.
If you are familiar with Loretta's music, the book reads much like her songs. The one thing you will take away from this book is that Loretta is a family lovin', spunky woman that's worked damn hard for all that she has, and for that she deserves respect. You also get a lot of insight on how some of her songs were written as well as some of the friendships she's had over the year, particularly with Conway Twitty, Dolly Parton and, of course, Patsy Kline.
I picked this book up by chance, I found it when I was cleaning, not knowing a thing about Loretta Lynn, but after finishing the 244 pages I've come to love this hillbilly mountain girl from Butcher Holler Kentucky, and now when I sit down and listen to her greatest hits album the songs have new meaning to me. This book is a fast read and the easy storytelling Loretta gives us draws the reader in. This is probably one of the best musical autobiographies I've ever read and I look forward to reading her follow-up memoirs Still Woman Enough.
If you are a fan of musical biographies, this is definitely one to pick up, and even if you don't usually read this genre, Loretta's tale has something for everyone. This is definitely a musical must read."
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