| Letters of Mari Sandoz Contributor(s): Sandoz, Mari (Author), Stauffer, Helen Winter (Editor), Stauffer, Helen Winter (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0803242069 ISBN-13: 9780803242067 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1992 Annotation: Mari Sandoz came out of the Sandhills of Nebraska to write at least three enduring books: Old Jules, Cheyenne Autumn, and Crazy Horse, the Strange man of the Oglalas. She was a tireless researcher, a true story-teller, an artist passionately dedicated to a place little know and a people largely misunderstood. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 91046762 |
| Lexile Measure: 1200 |
| Physical Information: 1.62" H x 6.33" W x 9.52" (2.19 lbs) 493 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mari Sandoz came out of the Sandhills of Nebraska to write at least three enduring books: Old Jules, Cheyenne Autumn, and Crazy Horse, the Strange Man of the Oglalas. She was a tireless researcher, a true storyteller, an artist passionately dedicated to a place little known and a people largely misunderstood. Blasted by some critics, revered by others for her vivid detail and depth of feeling, Sandoz has achieved a secure place in American literature. Her letters, edited by Helen Winter Stauffer, reveal extraordinary courage and zest for life. Included here are letters written by Sandoz over nearly forty years--from 1928, the year of her father's death and a critical one for her creative development, to 1966, the year of her own death. They allow memorable flimpses of the professional and private person: her struggles to learn her craft in spite of an unsupportive family and hard-won formal education, her experiences in gathering material, her relationships with editors and publishers, her work with fledgling writers, and her commitment to art and to various social concerns. |