Excerpt – Born in the U.S.A. by Jim Cullen

My life with Bruce Springsteen

This essay is a Preview, an occasional feature at Current and a companion to our Review features. In Previews we publish short excerpts from new and upcoming books that tell a good story and fit our general mission of commentary, reflection, judgment. This essay has been adapted with permission from the publisher from Born in the U.S.A: Bruce Springsteen in American Life (third edition, revised and updated) by Jim Cullen. Rutgers University Press, 2024. 262 pp., $29.95.

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