INTERNATIONAL POLICY DIGEST

Will Kaufman is widely regarded as the world's leading authority on Woody Guthrie. Will has written three books on Guthrie. He was consultant to Johnny Depp and Douglas Brinkley for the publication of their co-edited edition of Guthrie's posthumously discovered novel, 'House of Earth,' and it was Will who unearthed Guthrie's writings condemning the racist practices of his New York landlord, Fred Trump. ​In his day job, Will is Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Central Lancashire in England.