Wallace Stegner And The American West

PHILIP L. FRADKIN

Publication: Alfred A Knopf, 2008, New York

First edition. 8vo. Two-tone quarter cloth and boards, titles stamped in gilt on the spine, xiv, 369 [1] pp., introduction, prologue, illustrated from photographs, portraits, epilogue, acknowledgments, Works By and About Wallace Stegner, notes, index. This is the definitive account of one of the most acclaimed and admired writers, teachers, and conservationists of our time. 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. Fine in dust jacket.

Inventory Number: 49081