Under the big sky : a biography of A.B. Guthrie Jr. /

Author of The Big Sky series, The Way West, and the screenplay for the classic Shane, among many other timeless stories of frontier mountain men, icon of Western literature A.B. "Bud" Guthrie Jr. brought a blazing realism to the story of the West. That realism, which astounded and even sho...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Benson, Jackson J.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lincoln [Neb.] : Univ. of Nebraska Press, ©2009.
Sujets:
Guthrie, A. B., > Jr. > (Alfred Bertram), > 1901-1991.
Guthrie, A. B., > Jr. > (Alfred Bertram), > 1901-1991 > Homes and haunts > Montana.
Guthrie, A. B., > Jr. > (Alfred Bertram), > 1901-1991
1900-1999
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
Western stories > Authorship.
Écrivains américains > 20e siècle > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Authors, American.
Civilization.
Homes.
Literature.
West (U.S.) > In literature.
West (U.S.) > Civilization > 20th century.
Montana.
West United States.
Biographies.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • "By George, I'm free!"
  • A smart aleck and a wise guy
  • Alone in a small and self-contained city
  • Marriage, family, and separation
  • The first novel and plans for the big one
  • The big break : the Nieman Fellowship
  • The big sky triumph and tracking The way West
  • To Hollywood and Shane and the move to Montana
  • Bucking the myth : These thousand hills
  • Down in the dumps : drink and divorce
  • Living with Janie and courting Carol
  • The old man and the young woman wed
  • Arfive, and speaking to the young : Earth Day
  • The Twin Lakes imbroglio and building the "barn"
  • "What happened to Boone?"
  • Fair land, fair land : the end of the trail
  • Afterword : fishing the Pishkun.

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