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Zane Grey : his life, his adventures, his women / Thomas H. Pauly.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating PS3513.R6545 Z83 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pauly, Thomas H.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grey, Zane, 1872-1939.
- Grey, Zane.
- Grey, Zane, 1872-1939--Relations with women.
- Novelists, American--20th century--Biography.
- Novelists, American.
- Relations with women.
- Adventure and adventurers--United States--Biography.
- Adventure and adventurers.
- United States.
- Western stories--History and criticism.
- Western stories.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 385 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2005]
- Summary:
- Zane Grey was a disappointed aspirant to major league baseball and an unhappy dentist when he decided to take up writing, going on to become the most successful American author of the 1920s. This first full-length biography of Grey to appear in over 30 years includes a hitherto unknown trove of letters and journals plus never-before-seen photos.
- Contents:
- 1 Wayward Youth: 1872-90 13
- 2 Quest for Direction: 1890-1905 26
- 3 Adventurous Apprentice: 1906-10 59
- 4 Pursuit of the Dream: 1911-14 95
- 5 Moviemaking and Button Fish: 1915-19 133
- 6 Calamity: 1920-23 178
- 7 Movin' On: 1924-25 219
- 8 Fresh Starts and Farewells: 1925-30 254
- 9 Undone: 1930-39 281.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [359]-370) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0252030443
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