| American Places Contributor(s): Stegner, Wallace (Author), Stegner, Page (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143039741 ISBN-13: 9780143039747 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: A collection of musings by Pulitzer Prizewinning author Wallace Stegner and his son, Page, "American Places" reconciles the many images that embody Americans, America, and the land that made it all possible. BACKCOVER: This book is an attempt, by sampling, to say something about how the American people and the American land have interacted, how they have shaped one another; what patterns of life, with what chances of continuity, have arisen out of the confrontations between an unformed society and a virgin continent. Perhaps it is less a book about the American land than some ruminations about the making of America. . . . We are the unfinished product of a long becoming. from "American Places" The text by the Stegners is precise, to the point, packed with useful information and infused with that love for our land and its honest workers which is the highest form (perhaps the only form) of patriotism. Edward Abbey |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - General - Travel | Reference - General - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: 917.304 |
| LCCN: 2012374504 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.84" W x 7.6" (0.43 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A book about America by one of the greatest writers of the American West This book is an attempt, by sampling, to say something about how the American people and the American land have interacted, how they have shaped one another; what patterns of life, with what chances of continuity, have arisen out of the confrontations between an unformed society and a virgin continent. Perhaps it is less a book about the American land than some ruminationsabout the making of America. . . . We are the unfinished product of a long becoming. --from American Places For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |