The essays, memoirs, letters, and speeches in this volume were written over a period of twenty-five years, a time in which the West witnessed rapid changes to its cultural and natural heritage, and Wallace Stegner emerged as an important conservationist and novelist. This collection is divided into two sections: the first features eloquent sketches of the West's history and environment, directing our imagination to the sublime beauty of such places as San Juan and Glen Canyon; the concluding section examines the state of Western literature, of the mythical past versus the diminished present, and analyzes the difficulties facing any contemporary Western writer. The Sound of Mountain Water is both a hymn to the Western landscape, an affirmation of the hope embodied therein, and a careful investigation of the West's cultural and natural legacy.

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Bookseller: Goodwill of the San Francisco Bay (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 49FUK9002KG6_ns
Title: Sound of Mountain Water
Author: Stegner, Wallace
Book Condition: UsedGood The cover is clean but does show some wear.
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0140266747
ISBN 13: 9780140266740
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Place of Publication: New York
This edition first published: November 1, 1997

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