Wallace Stegner and the American West

Renowned environmental historian Philip L. Fradkin reveals the Wallace Stegner behind the literary legacy-a generous teacher, conservationist, and man whose early landscapes shaped his life and character. Fradkin chronicles Stegner's formative years, from the raw, desolate plains of Saskatchewan and the canyonlands of Utah to California's Silicon Valley. A lifelong teacher and environmentalist, Stegner inspired countless writers and defended the wilderness against human desecration. In this biography of man, place, and century, Fradkin traces Stegner's life across its many landscapes, and shows us how this child of the fading frontier became the voice, protector, and enduring icon of the West.

Author: Philip L. Fradkin
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 02/01/2009
Pages: 406
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.47lbs
Size: 8.49h x 6.67w x 1.17d
ISBN: 9780520259577

Review Citation(s):
Books & Culture 05/01/2009 pg. 33

About the Author
Philip L. Fradkin is the author of eleven highly praised books, including A River No More and The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906. He was the first western editor of Audubon Magazine and shared a Pulitzer Prize as a journalist for the Los Angeles Times.