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Wallace Stegner and the American West

Wallace Stegner and the American West

by PhilipLFradkin (Author)

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    Paperback 2009

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Synopsis

Renowned environmental historian Philip L. Fradkin reveals the Wallace Stegner behind the literary legacy - a generous teacher, conservationist, and man whose early landscapes shaped his life and character. Fradkin chronicles Stegner's formative years, from the raw, desolate plains of Saskatchewan and the canyonlands of Utah to California's Silicon Valley. A lifelong teacher and environmentalist, Stegner inspired countless writers and defended the wilderness against human desecration. In this biography of man, place, and century, Fradkin traces Stegner's life across its many landscapes, and shows us how this child of the fading frontier became the voice, protector, and enduring icon of the West.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 392
 Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 06 Mar 2009
ISBN 10: 0520259572
ISBN 13: 9780520259577

Media Reviews
This is a splendid scholarly study of America's most important twentieth-century interpreter of the West. -- Malcolm Rohrbough The Annals Of Iowa Illuminating... Goes beyond Stegner's iconic status to give us... the influential teacher and visionary conservationist. Entrada Institute Fradkin is the perfect fit to study Stegner's career in the West... This is a fine [assessment]. -- Richard H. Dillon Old West/True West Magazine
Author Bio
Philip L. Fradkin is the author of eleven highly praised books, including A River No More and The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906. He was the first western editor of Audubon Magazine and shared a Pulitzer Prize as a journalist for the Los Angeles Times.