Two longtime friends share an intimate and urgent conversation about life, music, and their enduring love of America, with all its challenges and contradictions, in this stunningly produced expansion of their groundbreaking Higher Ground podcast, featuring more than 350 photographs, exclusive bonus content, and never-before-seen archival material.

[On the title page, Springsteen is listed first on the left side, over the title]. "This work originally published as an eight-episode series podcast, Renegades: Born in the USA, in 2021"--Colophon.

Introduction -- Our unlikely friendship -- The American story -- Amazing grace -- American skin -- The almighty dollar -- Wrestling with ghosts -- A fearless love -- The rising -- President Obama's annotated eulogy for John Lewis -- Bruce Springsteen's Renegades recording notes -- Bruce Springsteen studio album discography.