My House of Memories

<p>In this riveting personal story award-winning bestselling country musicrecording artist Merle Haggard takesyou on a tour through his house ofmemories offering a fascinating lookinside his turbulent yet successful life.Merle reveals the true stories about hisbirth and troubled upbringing in a convertedrailroad boxcar. He recalls the lossof his father when he was nine after whichhis childhood disobedience transformedinto full-blown delinquency that eventuallylanded him behind the cold walls ofSan Quentin. He gives tribute to hismother and relives the painful memoryof her death. He shares the lessons helearned from a life shaped by violence gambling and drugs never shying awayfrom the fact that he continues to pay fordecades of reckless living. And he talksabout the music he loves--how ultimately it has defined the man he is.</p>