An examination of the life and work of the Texas novelist which focuses on his apparently deep ambivalence toward his home territory. 5x7". Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
The Trans-Cedar lynching is an infamous tale buried deep in the subconscious of rural Texas history—although it made front-page headlines in the Dallas Morning News and even in national newspapers fro
The frontier has evoked a set of images, attitudes, and assumptions that have shaped a peculiarly American literary heritage. This volume reconsiders the whole of American literary tradition by focusi
The frontier has evoked a set of images, attitudes, and assumptions that have shaped a peculiarly American literary heritage. This volume reconsiders the whole of American literary tradition by focusi
Runner-up, Violet Crown Award, Writer's League of Texas, 2008Renowned for Goodbye to a River, his now-classic meditation on the natural and human history of Texas, as well as for his masterful ability
Katherine Anne Porter's uneasy relationship with her home state has become increasingly important to discussions of her life and work. Born in the now-gone community of Indian Creek and raised in Kyle
