Conversations with Wallace Stegner on Western History & Literature

wallace stegner richard w. etulain

When Converstaion With Wallace Stegner was first published nearly ten years ago it was immediately hailed as a classic. In this revised edition, Stegner reacts to the changes that flooded over the American West in the 1980s. Stegner comments on sweeping environmental and socio-economic innovations as well as on notable transitions in western American literature. Equally revealing are the backgrounds and interpretations Stegner supplies on his recent work. Finally, he summarizes what he considers his major contributions to western environmentalism and culture. All those interested in the American West and Stegner's remarkable career are sure to find this revised edition intriguing and rewarding fare.

Genres nonfictionhistoryessays

207 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1983

This edition

Format: 207 pages, Paperback
Published: July 1, 1990 by Univ of Utah Press
ISBN: 9780874803532
ASIN: 0874803535
Language: English

About the author

wallace stegner

Wallace Earle Stegner was an American historian, novelist, short story writer, and environmentalist. Some call him "The Dean of Western Writers." He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 and the U.S. National Book Award in 1977.