A Country in the Mind - Wallace Stegner, Bernard DeVoto, History, and the American Land

List of contents

I.Prologue II. Legacy III. History IV. Land V. Reprise Notes Sources Index

About the author

John L. Thomas is the George L. Littlefield Professor of American History at Brown University. He is the author of several works, including The Liberator: William LloydGarrison. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

Summary

A beautifully written account of the intellectual friendship between two commanding figures of Western letters and the early environmental movement - Wallace Stegner and Bernard Devoto.

Product details

• Authors: John L Thomas, Thomas John L.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.09.2000
• EAN: 9780415927819
• ISBN: 978-0-415-92781-9
• No. of pages: 264
• Weight: 650 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Environmentalists & Naturalists, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Conservation of the environment, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Biography: historical, political and military, US West, Western & Pacific Coast states, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form