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This Stubborn Self: Texas Autobiographies
Bert Almon
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Description for This Stubborn Self: Texas Autobiographies
Hardcover. Almon suggests that Texas autobiography reveals as much about the state as it does the writer, recording geography and history; and economic, social, and religious practices. A sense of place distinguishes Texas autobiographical writing, for it springs from a state considered unique. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780.
A. C. Greene claimed he wrote his autobiographical A Personal Country ""to find out, from one life in one region, if all of us are not gifted from the soil whence we sprang, seeded by the people, and watered by the times."" Bert Almon suggests that Texas autobiography reveals as much about the state as it does the writer, recording geography and history; and economic, social, and religious practices. A sense of place distinguishes Texas autobiographical writing, for it springs from a state considered unique by its citizens and the world in general. Texas' history_migrations, war with Mexico, brief nationhood, ... Read more
A. C. Greene claimed he wrote his autobiographical A Personal Country ""to find out, from one life in one region, if all of us are not gifted from the soil whence we sprang, seeded by the people, and watered by the times."" Bert Almon suggests that Texas autobiography reveals as much about the state as it does the writer, recording geography and history; and economic, social, and religious practices. A sense of place distinguishes Texas autobiographical writing, for it springs from a state considered unique by its citizens and the world in general. Texas' history_migrations, war with Mexico, brief nationhood, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Fort Worth, United States
ISBN
9780875652665
SKU
V9780875652665
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About Bert Almon
BERT ALMON was born in Port Arthur, Texas, and educated at the University of Texas at El Paso and the University of New Mexico. Since 1968 he has taught modern literature and creative writing at the University of Alberta. He has published eight collections of poetry and a critical biography of William Humphrey.
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