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Dogs bark, but the caravan rolls on : observations then and now / Frank Conroy.
Van Pelt Library PS3553.O5196 D64 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Conroy, Frank, 1936-2005.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- x, 222 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
- Summary:
- ConroyUs commentaries on life, music, and writing have appeared regularly in the "New York Times Magazine, Esquire, " and more. "Dogs Bark" collects these pieces into an autobiography in journalistic snapshots. They evoke ConroyUs southern childhood, his teen years in New York, and his experiences as a teacher and director.
- Contents:
- Some Observations Now 1
- Father 8
- Scouts' Honor 16
- Running the Table 19
- My Generation 28
- The Basic Imperative 35
- Leaving New York 43
- Small-Town America 48
- The Mystery of Coincidence 54
- A New Father 59
- Father Thoughts 66
- More Observations Now 73
- Think About It 75
- My Teacher 83
- The Writers' Workshop 98
- The House of Representatives and Me 114
- Me and Conroy 121
- More Observations Now 123
- My Harlem 129
- Jarrett 139
- Marsalis at Twenty-three 154
- Marsalis at Thirty-four 168
- The Serkin Touch 186
- Hip Vaudeville 196
- Observations Now 210
- Great Scott 212.
- ISBN:
- 061815468X
- OCLC:
- 48450062
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