A highly well-written and innovative book about Dylan's music – who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 – and his musical, political, and cultural roots in early 20th-century America.

Growing up in Greenwich Village in the 1960s, Sean Wilentz discovered Bob Dylan's music as a young teenager. Nearly half a century later, now as a distinguished professor of American history, he re-examines Dylan's work with the critical skills of a scholar and the enthusiasm of a fan.

Drawing partly from his work as the current historic residency at Dylan's official website, Sean Wilentz offers a unique blend of biography, memoir, and analysis in a book that, like its subject, evolves and adapts as the occasion demands.