“This Land Is Your Land”
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“This Land Is Your Land” touches impressionistically on a huge cast of characters, from Frederick Douglass to Henry Ford, and some 300 sites, from Mount Vernon to Disneyland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
“This Land Is Your Land” confines the “land” to the lower 48 states, excluding Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and other territories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2020
My favorites tend to be critical of this country in some way, such as Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” or Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 30, 2017
Woody Guthrie, meanwhile, first wrote “This Land Is Your Land” as a biting response to “God Bless America.”
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 18, 2017
Back to his desk, where he sang “This Land Is Your Land” while the lizard darted out from his rock den to feast on Egyptian clover.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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