Anne Bustard: Children's Author

July 14 Birthday: Woody Guthrie

by Anne on July 14, 2009

Woody Guthrie, musician

July 14, 1912-October 3, 1967

Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People by Bonnie Christensen (Knopf, 2001)

This is a celebration of folk singer Guthrie’s life—through the good times and the bad.

The Official Woody Guthrie Website contains lyrics, photos, a biography and more.

July 14 Birthday: Gerald Ford

by Anne on July 14, 2009

Gerald Ford, U. S. President

July 14, 1913-December 26, 2006


Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought)
by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1998)

Number 38 loved orange chocolate cake. A former football star and congressman, Ford had a dog named Liberty when he was in the White House.

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum has biographical and primary source materials on Ford.