Libba Cotton’s story is filled with fated moments in
time. Had she not been working in a
department store when Ruth Crawford Seeger’s daughter was missing, and had she
not been the one to find her, she might not have ended up the housekeeper in
the Seeger home. I only wonder what made
her pick the guitar up and what took so long?
Her story of support by the Seeger family and a musical career starting
in her 60’s is nothing short of amazing.
Laura Veirs includes a beautiful author’s note and an extensive works
cited list. I’m excited to check out
some of the videos from the works cited list (maybe I’ll include one
here). And I love seeing primary source
work, like the photo of Libba surrounded by her grandchildren.
Title: Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth
Cotten
Author: Laura Veirs
Illustrator: Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
ISBN: 978-1-4521-4587-1
Published 2018 by Chronicle Books
This book was received from the publisher for purposes of
review.
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