A rich history of Springsteen's greatest album, celebrating its themes of youth, escape, and possibility, just in time for the Boss's sixtieth birthday.To millions of listeners, Bruce Springsteen'sBorn to Runis much more than a rock-and-roll albumit's a poetic explosion of freedom and frustration. It confirmed Springsteen's status as a quintessential American performer: the rocker who, more than any other, gives voice to our hopes, fears, and aspirations.Runaway Dreamchronicles the making of the album that launched Springsteen and his E Street Band into the firmament of American art, deftly sketching the ambition, history, and personalities that combined to create the enduringBorn to Run.Springsteen wantedBorn to Runto be the greatest rock record ever made. For a musician with just two modest-selling LPs to his credit, it was an extraordinary ambition, and session by session, track by track, Masur shows just how much grit, as well as genius, went into realizing it.Runaway Dreamoffers an expert tour of the trials and triumphs of Springsteen's work. In addition to the story of the album itself, Masur masterfully placesBorn to Runwithin American cultural history, showing why the girls, hot rods, and Jersey nights of the album still resonate, even for listeners born years after its release.