{"product_id":"wallace-stegners-unsettled-country-ruin-realism-and-possibility-in-the-american-west-paperback","title":"Wallace Stegner's Unsettled Country: Ruin, Realism, and Possibility in the American West - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Fiege\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLeisl Carr Childers\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Lansing\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWallace Stegner is an iconic western writer. His works of fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eAngle of Repose\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBig Rock Candy Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as his nonfiction books and essays introduced the beauty and character of the American West to thousands of readers. \u003ci\u003eWallace Stegner's Unsettled Country\u003c\/i\u003e assesses his life, work, and legacy in light of contemporary issues and crises. Along with Stegner's achievements, the contributors show how his failures offer equally crucial ways to assess the past, present, and future of the region. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing from history, literature, philosophy, law, geography, and park management, the contributors consider Stegner's racial liberalism and regional vision, his gendered view of the world, his understandings of conservation and the environment, his personal experience of economic collapse and poverty, his yearning for community, and his abiding attachment to the West. \u003ci\u003eWallace Stegner's Unsettled Country\u003c\/i\u003e is an even-handed reclamation of Stegner's enduring relevance to anyone concerned about the American West's uncertain future. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Fiege\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of history and Wallace Stegner Chair in Western American Studies at Montana State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Republic of Nature: An Environmental History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Lansing\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of history at Augsburg University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eInsurgent Democracy: The Nonpartisan League in North American Politics\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eLeisl Carr Childers\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of history at Colorado State University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Size of the Risk: Histories of Multiple Use in the Great Basin\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759048458528,"sku":"9781496236173","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/167116ce63e48e6d69cdd5f4b58deed3.webp?v=1780141584","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wallace-stegners-unsettled-country-ruin-realism-and-possibility-in-the-american-west-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}