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Under the Big Sky: A Biography of A. B. Guthrie Jr.
Jackson J. Benson
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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 shocked some readers, came out of the depth of Guthrie's historical research and an acuity that had seldom been seen in the work of Western novelists. In Under the Big Sky, the latest in his celebrated series of biographies of Western writers, Jackson J. Benson details the life ... Read more
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 shocked some readers, came out of the depth of Guthrie's historical research and an acuity that had seldom been seen in the work of Western novelists. In Under the Big Sky, the latest in his celebrated series of biographies of Western writers, Jackson J. Benson details the life ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803243583
SKU
V9780803243583
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About Jackson J. Benson
Jackson J. Benson is an emeritus professor of English at San Diego State University. He is the author of several books, including The True Adventures of John Steinbeck, Writer: A Biography; The Ox-Bow Man: A Biography of Walter Van Tilburg Clark; and Wallace Stegner: His Life and Work (available in a Bison Books edition).
Reviews for Under the Big Sky: A Biography of A. B. Guthrie Jr.
[Under the Big Sky] is a good picture of the man overall, one whose brother Chick described as 'a smart aleck and a wise guy.' But one who gave us all an enduring history of the West through fiction. -Pete Warzel, Montana Quarterly
Pete Warzel
Montana Quarterly
One measure of a writer's biography is the degree ... Read more
Pete Warzel
Montana Quarterly
One measure of a writer's biography is the degree ... Read more