JONATHAN D. COHEN received his PhD in history from the University of Virginia. He is the managing editor of BOSS: The Biannual Online-Journal of Springsteen Studies and the coeditor of All In: The Spread of Gambling in Twentieth-Century United States (2018).  JUNE SKINNER SAWYERS has published extensively on Bruce Springsteen, including Racing in the Street: The Bruce Springsteen Reader (2004) and Workingman: The Faith-Based Politics ofBruce Springsteen (2014). Born in Glasgow, she currently teaches humanities courses at the Newberry Library in Chicago.

"Local Leaders Never Stop Reading" by Amanda Cappshttp://www.greenvillebusinessmag.com/2020/03/05/299879/local-leaders-never-stop-reading— Greenville Business Magazine"Celebrating Bruce at 70," by Tammy La Gorce— New Jersey Monthly"A killer collection of Boss studies and stories, as varied as Springsteen's own body of work and a fitting tribute to the man — at 70, both an American legend and an artist as vital as ever."— Christopher Phillips, Editor of Backstreets.com"E Street Radio" SiriusXM interview with contributors Daniel Wolff Lauren Onkey— E Street Radio - SiriusXM"Growing Up With Bruce Springsteen: I wouldn't be the man I am without him," by Eric Altermanhttp://www.publicseminar.org/essays/growing-up-with-bruce-springsteen/— Public Seminar"Rutgers Univ. Press to celebrate Springsteen's birthday with 'Long Walk Home' book," by Jay Lustig— NJ Arts"Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce Springsteen at 70 offers a comprehensive, timely overview of Springsteen's life and work. The eminently qualified essayists in Sawyers and Cohen's anthology astutely address Springsteen's achievement in terms of the artist's evolving legacy, with a valuable accent upon exploring his lasting contributions to twentieth- and twenty-first- century popular music and culture."— Kenneth Womack, author of Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles"The book nods to Springsteen's international, intercultural popularity and success....The most thought-provoking essays in Long Walk Home are by writers who are not from the stereotypical Springsteen fan base."— Times Literary Supplement"Rutgers Professor Reflects on Springsteen's Legacy ahead of ''The Boss's'' 70th Birthday," by Cynthia Medinahttps://news.rutgers.edu/qa/rutgers-professor-reflects-springsteens-legacy-ahead-bosss-70th-birthday/20190730#.XVavqehKiUm— Rutgers Today"That's the greatest joy of Long Walk Home—the little details from fan's lives, intersecting with moments of historical and artistic significance."— Third Coast Review"Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce Springsteen did something I wouldn't have thought possible: it deepened my appreciation for the artist by broadening my understanding of his relevance and influence. I'd long known that Bruce had wide, diverse, international appeal. Now I have a better understanding of why. Highly recommended."— E Street Shuffle"Relatable passages and...excellent writing."— Newark Star-LedgerContributor Lou Maser interview on "One-on-One with Steve Adubato"http://steveadubato.org/bruce-springsteen-s-impact-on-music-history.html— One-on-One with Steve Adubato"Dermot Bolger: 'As Bruce turns 70, I thank him for giving voice to my world,'" excerpt from Long Walk Homehttps://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/dermot-bolger-as-bruce-turns-70-i-thank-him-for-giving-voice-to-my-world-38496573.html— Irish Independent"Springsteen at 70: Remembering When The Boss Rocked New Brunswick" by TAP into New Brunswickhttps://www.tapinto.net/towns/east-brunswick/articles/springsteen-at-70-remembering-when-the-boss-rocked-new-brunswick-8— TAP into New Brunswick"The expanding field of Springsteen Studies is fascinating, and includes stellar volumes written by many of the contributors to this collection. Kudos to co-editors Jonathan D. Cohen (managing editor of "'BOSS: The Biannual Online-Journal of Springsteen Studies') and June Skinner Sawyers (editor of "Racing in the Streets: The Bruce Springsteen Reader") for giving Springsteen fans an extraordinary new addition to that canon. Long Walk Home is worthy of its subject and a timely reminder of Springsteen's promise in the 1999 anthem 'Land of Hope and Dreams' that 'dreams will not be thwarted/ faith will be rewarded.'"— Charleston Post & Courier"Springsteen at Seventy," by Wesley Stacehttps://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/09/21/springsteen-at-seventy/— New York Review of Books"Bruce Springsteen Is Jew-ish: He may be Catholic, but to many fans—including this one—his lyrics speak to a different creed," by Eric Altermanhttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/bruce-springsteen-almost-jewish/599146/— The Atlantic"Taken together, the 26 essays in Long Walk Home give readers a rich understanding of why the Boss matters so profoundly to his audience; how each of us has been moved, challenged, and shaped by Springsteen's music."— Roxanne Harde, co-editor of Walking the Line: Country Music Lyricists and American Culture"Rutgers Professor Reflects on Springsteen's Legacy for ''The Boss's' 70th Birthday," by Cynthia Medinahttps://news.rutgers.edu/qa/rutgers-professor-reflects-springsteens-legacy-ahead-bosss-70th-birthday/20190730?utm_source=newsletterutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=rutgerstoday#.XYmJOOdKjq0— Rutgers Today"In a collection as carefully compiled as a Springsteen album, Cohen and Booklist contributor Sawyers celebrate the Boss at 70....For more than four decades, Springsteen's music has been part of our popular music and culture and will continue to be, long after his final album is released. As this compilation illustrates, his 'Glory Days' are far from over."— Booklist"The Ties That Bind: Bruce Springsteen And The Wide Divide," excerpted from A.O. Scott's piece in Long Walk Homehttps://www.npr.org/2019/09/23/762803629/the-ties-that-bind-bruce-springsteen-and-the-wide-divide— NPR Books"Long Walk Home endeavors to examine the impact the art and the artist have had on individual people around the world. The book fulfills this mission admirably. Individual contributions are of uniformly high quality. The collection as a whole is an engaging read that will interest scholars and fans alike."— Prudence Jones, BOSS: The Biannual Online-Journal of Springsteen Studies"Why Bruce Springsteen is the soundtrack of the 2020 primary," by Jonathan D. Cohenhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/09/23/why-bruce-springsteen-is-soundtrack-primary/— Washington Post

• Introduction: Why Springsteen?Jonathan D. Cohen and June Skinner Sawyers Part I   Springsteen Stories1          Growing Up with Bruce SpringsteenEric Alterman 2          How Bruce Springsteen Made a Middle-Aged Woman Believe in the Magic of Rock and RollNancy S. Bishop 3          From the Backstreets to the Badlands: My Springsteen JourneyDeepa Iyer 4          The Ripple EffectFrank Stefanko Part II  Springsteen, Politics, and American Society5          The Role of the Popular Artist in a Democratic SocietyJefferson Cowie and Joel Dinerstein 6          Starting a Fire: Bruce Springsteen's Political Journey from "Born in the U.S.A."  to "American Skin (41 Shots)"Gillian G. Gaar 7          Springsteen's American DreamLouis P. Masur 8       At the RiverPaul Muldoon 9          The Ties That Bind A. O. Scott Part III Springsteen Live10        Live at the Roxy Greil Marcus 11        The Magic Circle Wesley Stace 12        Twist and ShoutDavid L. Ulin Part IV Springsteen the Artist13        Brilliant Disguise: The Completely True Fictional Adventures of Bruce SpringsteenPeter Ames Carlin 14        Interview with Martyn Joseph by Irwin H. Streight 15        This Train: Bruce Springsteen as Public Artist Colleen J. Sheehy 16        Born to Write: Bruce Springsteen, Flannery O'Connor, and the SongstoryIrwin H. Streight 17        Ten Great Springsteen Moments (and Five Iconic Concerts)Kenneth Womack Part V  Springsteen, Sex, Race, and Gender18        Our Butch Mother, Bruce SpringsteenNatalie Adler 19        Springsteen's Women: Tougher Than the Rest Gina Barreca 20        Shackled and DrawnLauren Onkey 21        American Skin: Springsteen and Blackness Elijah Wald Part VI Springsteen and Aging22        Summer's Fall: Springsteen in SenescenceJim Cullen 23        Work and Play: Mid-Life Music Daniel Wolff Part VII           Springsteen beyond Borders24        Bruce Springsteen's River in DublinDermot Bolger 25        The Boss in BulgariaRichard Russo 26        We Take Care of Our OwnWayne Swan AcknowledgmentsNotes on ContributorsIndex

JONATHAN D. COHEN received his PhD in history from the University of Virginia. He is the managing editor of BOSS: The Biannual Online-Journal of Springsteen Studies and the coeditor of All In: The Spread of Gambling in Twentieth-Century United States (2018).  JUNE SKINNER SAWYERS has published extensively on Bruce Springsteen, including Racing in the Street: The Bruce Springsteen Reader (2004) and Workingman: The Faith-Based Politics ofBruce Springsteen (2014). Born in Glasgow, she currently teaches humanities courses at the Newberry Library in Chicago.

"Local Leaders Never Stop Reading" by Amanda Cappshttp://www.greenvillebusinessmag.com/2020/03/05/299879/local-leaders-never-stop-reading— Greenville Business Magazine"Celebrating Bruce at 70," by Tammy La Gorce— New Jersey Monthly"A killer collection of Boss studies and stories, as varied as Springsteen's own body of work and a fitting tribute to the man — at 70, both an American legend and an artist as vital as ever."— Christopher Phillips, Editor of Backstreets.com"E Street Radio" SiriusXM interview with contributors Daniel Wolff Lauren Onkey— E Street Radio - SiriusXM"Growing Up With Bruce Springsteen: I wouldn't be the man I am without him," by Eric Altermanhttp://www.publicseminar.org/essays/growing-up-with-bruce-springsteen/— Public Seminar"Rutgers Univ. Press to celebrate Springsteen's birthday with 'Long Walk Home' book," by Jay Lustig— NJ Arts"Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce Springsteen at 70 offers a comprehensive, timely overview of Springsteen's life and work. The eminently qualified essayists in Sawyers and Cohen's anthology astutely address Springsteen's achievement in terms of the artist's evolving legacy, with a valuable accent upon exploring his lasting contributions to twentieth- and twenty-first- century popular music and culture."— Kenneth Womack, author of Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles"The book nods to Springsteen's international, intercultural popularity and success....The most thought-provoking essays in Long Walk Home are by writers who are not from the stereotypical Springsteen fan base."— Times Literary Supplement"Rutgers Professor Reflects on Springsteen's Legacy ahead of ''The Boss's'' 70th Birthday," by Cynthia Medinahttps://news.rutgers.edu/qa/rutgers-professor-reflects-springsteens-legacy-ahead-bosss-70th-birthday/20190730#.XVavqehKiUm— Rutgers Today"That's the greatest joy of Long Walk Home—the little details from fan's lives, intersecting with moments of historical and artistic significance."— Third Coast Review"Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce Springsteen did something I wouldn't have thought possible: it deepened my appreciation for the artist by broadening my understanding of his relevance and influence. I'd long known that Bruce had wide, diverse, international appeal. Now I have a better understanding of why. Highly recommended."— E Street Shuffle"Relatable passages and...excellent writing."— Newark Star-LedgerContributor Lou Maser interview on "One-on-One with Steve Adubato"http://steveadubato.org/bruce-springsteen-s-impact-on-music-history.html— One-on-One with Steve Adubato"Dermot Bolger: 'As Bruce turns 70, I thank him for giving voice to my world,'" excerpt from Long Walk Homehttps://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/dermot-bolger-as-bruce-turns-70-i-thank-him-for-giving-voice-to-my-world-38496573.html— Irish Independent"Springsteen at 70: Remembering When The Boss Rocked New Brunswick" by TAP into New Brunswickhttps://www.tapinto.net/towns/east-brunswick/articles/springsteen-at-70-remembering-when-the-boss-rocked-new-brunswick-8— TAP into New Brunswick"The expanding field of Springsteen Studies is fascinating, and includes stellar volumes written by many of the contributors to this collection. Kudos to co-editors Jonathan D. Cohen (managing editor of "'BOSS: The Biannual Online-Journal of Springsteen Studies') and June Skinner Sawyers (editor of "Racing in the Streets: The Bruce Springsteen Reader") for giving Springsteen fans an extraordinary new addition to that canon. Long Walk Home is worthy of its subject and a timely reminder of Springsteen's promise in the 1999 anthem 'Land of Hope and Dreams' that 'dreams will not be thwarted/ faith will be rewarded.'"— Charleston Post & Courier"Springsteen at Seventy," by Wesley Stacehttps://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/09/21/springsteen-at-seventy/— New York Review of Books"Bruce Springsteen Is Jew-ish: He may be Catholic, but to many fans—including this one—his lyrics speak to a different creed," by Eric Altermanhttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/bruce-springsteen-almost-jewish/599146/— The Atlantic"Taken together, the 26 essays in Long Walk Home give readers a rich understanding of why the Boss matters so profoundly to his audience; how each of us has been moved, challenged, and shaped by Springsteen's music."— Roxanne Harde, co-editor of Walking the Line: Country Music Lyricists and American Culture"Rutgers Professor Reflects on Springsteen's Legacy for ''The Boss's' 70th Birthday," by Cynthia Medinahttps://news.rutgers.edu/qa/rutgers-professor-reflects-springsteens-legacy-ahead-bosss-70th-birthday/20190730?utm_source=newsletterutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=rutgerstoday#.XYmJOOdKjq0— Rutgers Today"In a collection as carefully compiled as a Springsteen album, Cohen and Booklist contributor Sawyers celebrate the Boss at 70....For more than four decades, Springsteen's music has been part of our popular music and culture and will continue to be, long after his final album is released. As this compilation illustrates, his 'Glory Days' are far from over."— Booklist"The Ties That Bind: Bruce Springsteen And The Wide Divide," excerpted from A.O. Scott's piece in Long Walk Homehttps://www.npr.org/2019/09/23/762803629/the-ties-that-bind-bruce-springsteen-and-the-wide-divide— NPR Books"Long Walk Home endeavors to examine the impact the art and the artist have had on individual people around the world. The book fulfills this mission admirably. Individual contributions are of uniformly high quality. The collection as a whole is an engaging read that will interest scholars and fans alike."— Prudence Jones, BOSS: The Biannual Online-Journal of Springsteen Studies"Why Bruce Springsteen is the soundtrack of the 2020 primary," by Jonathan D. Cohenhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/09/23/why-bruce-springsteen-is-soundtrack-primary/— Washington Post

• Introduction: Why Springsteen?Jonathan D. Cohen and June Skinner Sawyers Part I   Springsteen Stories1          Growing Up with Bruce SpringsteenEric Alterman 2          How Bruce Springsteen Made a Middle-Aged Woman Believe in the Magic of Rock and RollNancy S. Bishop 3          From the Backstreets to the Badlands: My Springsteen JourneyDeepa Iyer 4          The Ripple EffectFrank Stefanko Part II  Springsteen, Politics, and American Society5          The Role of the Popular Artist in a Democratic SocietyJefferson Cowie and Joel Dinerstein 6          Starting a Fire: Bruce Springsteen's Political Journey from "Born in the U.S.A."  to "American Skin (41 Shots)"Gillian G. Gaar 7          Springsteen's American DreamLouis P. Masur 8       At the RiverPaul Muldoon 9          The Ties That Bind A. O. Scott Part III Springsteen Live10        Live at the Roxy Greil Marcus 11        The Magic Circle Wesley Stace 12        Twist and ShoutDavid L. Ulin Part IV Springsteen the Artist13        Brilliant Disguise: The Completely True Fictional Adventures of Bruce SpringsteenPeter Ames Carlin 14        Interview with Martyn Joseph by Irwin H. Streight 15        This Train: Bruce Springsteen as Public Artist Colleen J. Sheehy 16        Born to Write: Bruce Springsteen, Flannery O'Connor, and the SongstoryIrwin H. Streight 17        Ten Great Springsteen Moments (and Five Iconic Concerts)Kenneth Womack Part V  Springsteen, Sex, Race, and Gender18        Our Butch Mother, Bruce SpringsteenNatalie Adler 19        Springsteen's Women: Tougher Than the Rest Gina Barreca 20        Shackled and DrawnLauren Onkey 21        American Skin: Springsteen and Blackness Elijah Wald Part VI Springsteen and Aging22        Summer's Fall: Springsteen in SenescenceJim Cullen 23        Work and Play: Mid-Life Music Daniel Wolff Part VII           Springsteen beyond Borders24        Bruce Springsteen's River in DublinDermot Bolger 25        The Boss in BulgariaRichard Russo 26        We Take Care of Our OwnWayne Swan AcknowledgmentsNotes on ContributorsIndex

JONATHAN D. COHEN received his PhD in history from the University of Virginia. He is the managing editor of BOSS: The Biannual Online-Journal of Springsteen Studies and the coeditor of All In: The Spread of Gambling in Twentieth-Century United States (2018).  JUNE SKINNER SAWYERS has published extensively on Bruce Springsteen, including Racing in the Street: The Bruce Springsteen Reader (2004) and Workingman: The Faith-Based Politics ofBruce Springsteen (2014). Born in Glasgow, she currently teaches humanities courses at the Newberry Library in Chicago.

"Local Leaders Never Stop Reading" by Amanda Cappshttp://www.greenvillebusinessmag.com/2020/03/05/299879/local-leaders-never-stop-reading— Greenville Business Magazine"Celebrating Bruce at 70," by Tammy La Gorce— New Jersey Monthly"A killer collection of Boss studies and stories, as varied as Springsteen's own body of work and a fitting tribute to the man — at 70, both an American legend and an artist as vital as ever."— Christopher Phillips, Editor of Backstreets.com"E Street Radio" SiriusXM interview with contributors Daniel Wolff Lauren Onkey— E Street Radio - SiriusXM"Growing Up With Bruce Springsteen: I wouldn't be the man I am without him," by Eric Altermanhttp://www.publicseminar.org/essays/growing-up-with-bruce-springsteen/— Public Seminar"Rutgers Univ. Press to celebrate Springsteen's birthday with 'Long Walk Home' book," by Jay Lustig— NJ Arts"Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce Springsteen at 70 offers a comprehensive, timely overview of Springsteen's life and work. The eminently qualified essayists in Sawyers and Cohen's anthology astutely address Springsteen's achievement in terms of the artist's evolving legacy, with a valuable accent upon exploring his lasting contributions to twentieth- and twenty-first- century popular music and culture."— Kenneth Womack, author of Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles"The book nods to Springsteen's international, intercultural popularity and success....The most thought-provoking essays in Long Walk Home are by writers who are not from the stereotypical Springsteen fan base."— Times Literary Supplement"Rutgers Professor Reflects on Springsteen's Legacy ahead of ''The Boss's'' 70th Birthday," by Cynthia Medinahttps://news.rutgers.edu/qa/rutgers-professor-reflects-springsteens-legacy-ahead-bosss-70th-birthday/20190730#.XVavqehKiUm— Rutgers Today"That's the greatest joy of Long Walk Home—the little details from fan's lives, intersecting with moments of historical and artistic significance."— Third Coast Review"Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce Springsteen did something I wouldn't have thought possible: it deepened my appreciation for the artist by broadening my understanding of his relevance and influence. I'd long known that Bruce had wide, diverse, international appeal. Now I have a better understanding of why. Highly recommended."— E Street Shuffle"Relatable passages and...excellent writing."— Newark Star-LedgerContributor Lou Maser interview on "One-on-One with Steve Adubato"http://steveadubato.org/bruce-springsteen-s-impact-on-music-history.html— One-on-One with Steve Adubato"Dermot Bolger: 'As Bruce turns 70, I thank him for giving voice to my world,'" excerpt from Long Walk Homehttps://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/dermot-bolger-as-bruce-turns-70-i-thank-him-for-giving-voice-to-my-world-38496573.html— Irish Independent"Springsteen at 70: Remembering When The Boss Rocked New Brunswick" by TAP into New Brunswickhttps://www.tapinto.net/towns/east-brunswick/articles/springsteen-at-70-remembering-when-the-boss-rocked-new-brunswick-8— TAP into New Brunswick"The expanding field of Springsteen Studies is fascinating, and includes stellar volumes written by many of the contributors to this collection. Kudos to co-editors Jonathan D. Cohen (managing editor of "'BOSS: The Biannual Online-Journal of Springsteen Studies') and June Skinner Sawyers (editor of "Racing in the Streets: The Bruce Springsteen Reader") for giving Springsteen fans an extraordinary new addition to that canon. Long Walk Home is worthy of its subject and a timely reminder of Springsteen's promise in the 1999 anthem 'Land of Hope and Dreams' that 'dreams will not be thwarted/ faith will be rewarded.'"— Charleston Post & Courier"Springsteen at Seventy," by Wesley Stacehttps://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/09/21/springsteen-at-seventy/— New York Review of Books"Bruce Springsteen Is Jew-ish: He may be Catholic, but to many fans—including this one—his lyrics speak to a different creed," by Eric Altermanhttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/bruce-springsteen-almost-jewish/599146/— The Atlantic"Taken together, the 26 essays in Long Walk Home give readers a rich understanding of why the Boss matters so profoundly to his audience; how each of us has been moved, challenged, and shaped by Springsteen's music."— Roxanne Harde, co-editor of Walking the Line: Country Music Lyricists and American Culture"Rutgers Professor Reflects on Springsteen's Legacy for ''The Boss's' 70th Birthday," by Cynthia Medinahttps://news.rutgers.edu/qa/rutgers-professor-reflects-springsteens-legacy-ahead-bosss-70th-birthday/20190730?utm_source=newsletterutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=rutgerstoday#.XYmJOOdKjq0— Rutgers Today"In a collection as carefully compiled as a Springsteen album, Cohen and Booklist contributor Sawyers celebrate the Boss at 70....For more than four decades, Springsteen's music has been part of our popular music and culture and will continue to be, long after his final album is released. As this compilation illustrates, his 'Glory Days' are far from over."— Booklist"The Ties That Bind: Bruce Springsteen And The Wide Divide," excerpted from A.O. Scott's piece in Long Walk Homehttps://www.npr.org/2019/09/23/762803629/the-ties-that-bind-bruce-springsteen-and-the-wide-divide— NPR Books"Long Walk Home endeavors to examine the impact the art and the artist have had on individual people around the world. The book fulfills this mission admirably. Individual contributions are of uniformly high quality. The collection as a whole is an engaging read that will interest scholars and fans alike."— Prudence Jones, BOSS: The Biannual Online-Journal of Springsteen Studies"Why Bruce Springsteen is the soundtrack of the 2020 primary," by Jonathan D. Cohenhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/09/23/why-bruce-springsteen-is-soundtrack-primary/— Washington Post

• Introduction: Why Springsteen?Jonathan D. Cohen and June Skinner Sawyers Part I   Springsteen Stories1          Growing Up with Bruce SpringsteenEric Alterman 2          How Bruce Springsteen Made a Middle-Aged Woman Believe in the Magic of Rock and RollNancy S. Bishop 3          From the Backstreets to the Badlands: My Springsteen JourneyDeepa Iyer 4          The Ripple EffectFrank Stefanko Part II  Springsteen, Politics, and American Society5          The Role of the Popular Artist in a Democratic SocietyJefferson Cowie and Joel Dinerstein 6          Starting a Fire: Bruce Springsteen's Political Journey from "Born in the U.S.A."  to "American Skin (41 Shots)"Gillian G. Gaar 7          Springsteen's American DreamLouis P. Masur 8       At the RiverPaul Muldoon 9          The Ties That Bind A. O. Scott Part III Springsteen Live10        Live at the Roxy Greil Marcus 11        The Magic Circle Wesley Stace 12        Twist and ShoutDavid L. Ulin Part IV Springsteen the Artist13        Brilliant Disguise: The Completely True Fictional Adventures of Bruce SpringsteenPeter Ames Carlin 14        Interview with Martyn Joseph by Irwin H. Streight 15        This Train: Bruce Springsteen as Public Artist Colleen J. Sheehy 16        Born to Write: Bruce Springsteen, Flannery O'Connor, and the SongstoryIrwin H. Streight 17        Ten Great Springsteen Moments (and Five Iconic Concerts)Kenneth Womack Part V  Springsteen, Sex, Race, and Gender18        Our Butch Mother, Bruce SpringsteenNatalie Adler 19        Springsteen's Women: Tougher Than the Rest Gina Barreca 20        Shackled and DrawnLauren Onkey 21        American Skin: Springsteen and Blackness Elijah Wald Part VI Springsteen and Aging22        Summer's Fall: Springsteen in SenescenceJim Cullen 23        Work and Play: Mid-Life Music Daniel Wolff Part VII           Springsteen beyond Borders24        Bruce Springsteen's River in DublinDermot Bolger 25        The Boss in BulgariaRichard Russo 26        We Take Care of Our OwnWayne Swan AcknowledgmentsNotes on ContributorsIndex