Bibliograph

The sound of mountain water, the changing American west, Wallace Stegner

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The sound of mountain water, the changing American west, Wallace Stegner

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The sound of mountain water

Oclc number

973098847

Responsibility statement

Wallace Stegner

Sub title

the changing American west

Summary

"The essays, memoirs, letters, and speeches collected in The Sound of Mountain Water encompass memoir, nature conservation, history, geography, and literature. Compositions delve into the post-World War II boom that brought the Rocky Mountain West--from Montana and Idaho to Utah and Nevada--into the modern age. Other works feature eloquent sketches of the West's history and environment, directing our imagination to the sublime beauty of such places as Robbers Roost and Glen Canyon. A final section examines the state of Western literature, of the mythical past and the diminished present, and analyzesd the difficulties facing any contemporary Western writer. Written over a period of twenty-five years, a time in which the West witnessed rapid changes to its cultural and natural heritage, and by a writer and thinker who will always hold a unique position in modern American letters, The Sound of Mountain Water is a hymn to the Western landscape, an affirmation of the hope emobided therein, and a careful and rich investigation of the West's complex legacy."--, Provided by publisher

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