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Won't Back Down

Heartland Rock and the Fight for America
  • Erin Osmon
2026
W. W. Norton & Co.

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Illustration of musicians, cars, and patriotic American imagery.
Book Review

The Lost Idealism of Heartland Rock

The genre of Bob Seger and John Mellencamp reached across the ideological spectrum in a way that seems unimaginable today.
by Jack Hamilton via The Atlantic
This publication restricts nonsubscriber access to some or all of its articles.
on April 28, 2026
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