Coal Miner's Daughter

Loretta Lynn

New York Times bestselling author and Nashville legend Loretta Lynn tells the story of her rise from deep poverty in Butcher Holler Kentucky to the top of the male-dominated country music industry.
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Reissued for the 40th Anniversary of the Oscar-winning Sissy Spacek-starring film of the same name Coal Miner's Daughter recounts Loretta Lynn's astonishing journey to become one of the original queens of country music. Loretta grew up dirt poor in the mountains of Kentucky she was married at thirteen years old and became a mother soon after. At the age of twenty-four her husband Doo gave her a guitar as an anniversary present.

Soon she began penning songs and singing in front of honky-tonk audiences and through years of hard work talent and true grit eventually made her way to Nashville the Grand Ole Opry eventually securing her place in country music history. Loretta's prolific and influential songwriting made her the first woman to receive a gold record in country music and got her named the first female Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association. This riveting memoir introduces readers to all the highs and lows on her road to success and the tough smart funny and fascinating woman behind the legend.>