{"product_id":"the-most-beautiful-place-on-earth-wallace-stegner-in-california-paperback","title":"The Most Beautiful Place on Earth: Wallace Stegner in California - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew D. Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs author of the \"Wilderness Letter\" and major award-winning novels, histories, essays, and biographies, Wallace Stegner worked throughout his life to protect western lands, places, and peoples. His writing was and remains an inspiration and guide for countless people attempting to cultivate a sense of place in the American West while tacking their way through uncertain times. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book tells the story of Stegner and his family as they made a home just outside of Palo Alto, California, dur­ing its transition from the Valley of Heart's Delight (known for its rolling hills and orchards) to Silicon Valley. In this thoughtful study of the novels Stegner wrote in Califor­nia--including his Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eAngle of Repose\u003c\/i\u003e--readers are invited to consider with Stegner what the practice of place requires in the American West. Specialists in the literature and history of the American West will find new analyses of Stegner and his influential work. Other readers will be guided through Stegner's work in concrete and accessible prose, and anyone who has longed for home and a sense of place will encounter a powerful, beautiful, and at times tragic attempt to build and preserve it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew D. Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e teaches humanities at The Ambrose School in Meridian, Idaho, and is associate editor at \u003ci\u003eFront Porch Republic\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds a PhD in his­tory from Syracuse University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767346528544,"sku":"9781647690564","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a7119bd83fb7d23e7df31eee87635674.webp?v=1780309556","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-most-beautiful-place-on-earth-wallace-stegner-in-california-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}