{"product_id":"wallace-stegner-his-life-and-work-paperback","title":"Wallace Stegner: His Life and Work - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJackson J. Benson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a career spanning more than fifty years, Wallace Stegner (1909-93) emerged as the greatest contemporary author of the American West--writing more than two dozen works of history, biography, essays, and fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eAngle of Repose\u003c\/i\u003e and the bestselling \u003ci\u003eCrossing to Safety\u003c\/i\u003e. Jackson J. Benson's \u003ci\u003eWallace Stegner: His Life and Work\u003c\/i\u003e is the first full-dress biography of this celebrated \"Dean of Western Writers.\"\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on nearly ten years of research and unlimited access to Stegner's letters and personal files, Benson traces the trajectory of Wallace Stegner's life from his birth on his grandfather's Iowa farm to his prominence as an award-winning writer, critic, historian, environmental activist, and teacher, and as founder of Stanford's creative writing program.\u003cbr\u003eBut Benson's book is as much a consideration of Stegner's literary legacy as it is a retelling of his life. His critical reassessment of the entire body of Stegner's work argues convincingly for his subject's place in the literary canon--not merely as a \"regional\" Western writer but straightforwardly as one of the great American writers of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJackson J. Benson is a professor of English emeritus at San Diego State University. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe True Adventures of John Steinbeck, Writer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ox-Bow Man: A Biography of Walter Van Tilburg Clark\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Big Sky: A Biography of A. B. Guthrie Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska 2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 504\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 6.1 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 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759275901216,"sku":"9780803225374","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/df7d272cd8da5de5ee93c1c9ada6e80b.webp?v=1780147675","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wallace-stegner-his-life-and-work-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}