Book 2 tells the story of Bob Dylan's meteoric rise to stardom.

In January 1961, Bob Dylan arrived in New York City. Within weeks, he traveled to the Greystone Psychiatric Hospital in Morris Plains, New Jersey, to visit Woody Guthrie, who was suffering from Huntington's disease, a progressive degenerative brain disorder. Dylan played songs for him during his visits.

Shortly after his arrival, Dylan made his way to the epicenter of New York's cultural center: Greenwich Village. There Dylan made his name quickly known to the folk community, taking the stage as often as he could at the many basket-houses like the Cafe' Wha?, Gerdes Folk City, and the Gaslight caf