The Secret Life of John C. Van Dyke: Selected Letters (Western Literature and Fiction Series)

Van Dyke, John C.; David W. Teague & Peter Wild (edited by)

ISBN 10: 0874172942 / ISBN 13: 9780874172942

Edité par University of Nevada Press, Reno & Las Vegas, 1997

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Reno & Las Vegas: University of Nevada Press, 1997. New and unread in PERFECT condition. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Edited with an introduction by David W. Teague & Peter Wild. Selected bibliography. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped black boards. From the publisher: "In this collection of letters, the authors critically examine the ecological principles and reality of the desert saint Van Dyke. The letters depict a privileged, patrician, and pampered member of the upper class, who saw most of the deserts from plush railroad cars and hotel rooms.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. NEW condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. x, 166pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Secret Life of John C. Van Dyke: Selected Letters (Western Literature and Fiction Series)
• Éditeur: University of Nevada Press, Reno & Las Vegas
• Date de parution: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0874172942
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780874172942
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Illustrateur: NOT a library discard
• Édition: First Printing of the First Edition.
• État de l'article: NEW condition
• État de la jaquette: No dust jacket, as issued
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Nevada history
  • Nature / Natural History / Ecology / Gardening

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Synopsis

In this collection of letters, the authors critically examine the ecological principles and reality of the desert saint Van Dyke. The letters depict a privileged, patrician, and pampered member of the upper class, who saw most of the deserts from plush railroad cars and hotel rooms.

À propos de l?auteur

David W. Teague teaches American Literature at the University of Delaware and is the author/editor of several books.

Peter Wild is one of the foremost poets of the American West. After working as a cowboy, fighting fires for the U.S. Forest Service, and serving in the Special Troops of the U.S. Army, Peter Wild went on to write numerous articles for such publications as the New York Times, Sierra, Smithsonian, and Western American Literature. He has written over seventy books, of history, literary criticism, and biography, and of his twenty volumes of poetry, Cochise was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He teaches creative writing at the University of Arizona and resides in Tucson.