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| I Walked the Line: My Life with Johnny | 
 enlarge | Author: Vivian Cash
Creator: Ann Sharpsteen
Publisher: Scribner
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 122262
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 1416532927
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.4216420922
EAN: 9781416532927
ASIN: 1416532927
Publication Date: September 4, 2007
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I Walked the Line is a chronicle of first love, long-kept secrets, betrayal, forgiveness, and the truth--told at last by Johnny Cash's first wife, the mother of his four daughters. It is a book that had the full support of Johnny Cash, who insisted it was time for their story to be told, despite any painful revelations that might come to light as a result.Many myths and contradictions regarding the life of Johnny and his family have been perpetuated for decades in film and literature. Vivian exposes previously untold stories involving Johnny's drug addiction, his fraught family life, and their divorce in 1968, as well as the truth behind the writing of two of Johnny's most famous songs, "I Walk the Line" and "Ring of Fire." Supplemented by a never-before-published archive of love letters and family photos, I Walked the Line offers a deeper look at one of the most sig- nificant artists in music history. Here, fans and readers can experience the extraordinary account of love and heartbreak between Johnny and Vivian, and come to understand Vivian's dignified silence over the years. Through this elegant, revealing, and powerful memoir, Vivian Cash's voice is finally heard.
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 What a wonderful lady Vivian was! September 12, 2008
I've read this book twice and was touched both times by the love Johnny Cash expressed for Vivian. What a lady to hold her head high, raise her children despite the enormous heatbreak she experienced. Its amazing that people can't seem to get past the Johnny and June story long enough to realize he already had a "true love" , children and marriage. I don't see how anyone could ever condemn Vivian. My heart broke for her throughout the book. She's in heaven now and God bless her family.
 Wonderful Book June 21, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book. You learn alot about Vivian Cash and her life with Johnny before June. Although I thought there were alot of letters (I only read up until 1953, until I got frustrated. I wanted to learn about there time together and not just all the letters Johnny wrote.) The letters were very insighting and you could really tell how much Johnny loved Vivian. I also thought it was pretty incredible how Vivian kept all those letters for so long.
I Walked The Line June 13, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I loved the book!! I've always had questions about dear little June Carter and this book answered them all. Poor Vivian and all she went through!! Bless her heart. Drugs and Booze be damned. I hate a man who cheats on his woman.
 Not that great. Expected more to be honest.... May 28, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book isn't really an autobiography like I thought it would be. Lots and lots of letters from Johnny to his first wife Vivian. It's pretty nice, but there was too much. I would have liked to hear more from Vivian.
I have to say Vivian was absolutely gorgeous. She was very stunning more so then June was. A Fox. But that's the only compliment I can have on this book.
For one thing Vivian really goes at it when it comes to June. June got Johnny on drugs. June seduced Johnny. June stole Johnny from her. June was the devil. June didn't write Ring Of Fire. In which none of these accusations I find true. It makes you wonder...why did she not write this book when June and Johnny were alive? Because she might have gotten sued for defamation? The dead have no rights as we know. This is me just wondering here.
I think she should place some of that rage, blame and hate she threw towards June and aim some of it at Johnny. She doesn't beat him up not nearly as much as she did with June. He was the one who cheated on her. He broke the family up. You can't place blame entirely on June. Granted cheating awful. June was far from an angel. Sleeping with married men is just wrong. I can see why Vivian was so angry but I refuse to believe that a strong willed minded man as Johnny Cash was seduced by some woman. Not to mention got into drugs because of her, "gave her" a song he supposely wrote and every negative thing he did was because of his mistress. I do understand the frustrations Vivian must have gone through. Having your man cheat on you with some other woman must have felt terrible for her and her children, but don't place the blame all on the woman. The man needs to go down on the dirt in blame too. It would have been nice seeing her curse out Johnny Cash too. I really don't believe much of what Vivian said about the situation with June, but that is just my opinion. She's blinded by rage and rightfully so. Her take on Ring Of Fire and who really wrote it made me feel sorry for her. I doubt Johnny felt so bad to have to give June the song to "help" her out finacially. June only came from the first family of Country. I know she couldn't have been "needy" and by all accounts of people who knew Johnny, they all said June wrote it. Not to mention everytime Johnny was on stage he gave June credit for the song. A man who is so much about truth, why would he lie about something like that? Also by all accounts of people who knew Johnny, it was Johnny who was running after June all the time. Not the other way around.
So anyway, read the book and come up with your own conclusions. It nice to read Johnny's letters but I would like to have seen the book as an autobiography more so then so many letters. The pictures inside the book is stunning. Also Vivian has passed away which is sad. Would have been nice to see her promote this book and explain more.
Other books of this genre you should read is Wonderful Tonight by Patti Boyd and Storms by Carol Ann Harris.
My heart goes out to her May 24, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
this is an excellant insight into how Johnny felt about Vivian before June came into the picture and disregarded the Cash's marriage and children.
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