The Sound of Mountain Water: The Changing American West
by Stegner, Wallace
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- ISBN 10
- 0140266747
- ISBN 13
- 9780140266740
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Synopsis
The essays, memoirs, letters, and speeches in this volume were written over a period of twenty-five years, a time in which the West witnessed rapid changes to its cultural and natural heritage, and Wallace Stegner emerged as an important conservationist and novelist. This collection is divided into two sections: the first features eloquent sketches of the West's history and environment, directing our imagination to the sublime beauty of such places as San Juan and Glen Canyon; the concluding section examines the state of Western literature, of the mythical past versus the diminished present, and analyzes the difficulties facing any contemporary Western writer. The Sound of Mountain Water is both a hymn to the Western landscape, an affirmation of the hope embodied therein, and a careful investigation of the West's cultural and natural legacy.
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- Night Heron Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 748640
- Title
- The Sound of Mountain Water: The Changing American West
- Author
- Stegner, Wallace
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st.
- ISBN 10
- 0140266747
- ISBN 13
- 9780140266740
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997-11-01
- Size
- 7x5x0
- X weight
- 8 oz
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