Letters of Mari Sandoz |
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| Author:
| Sandoz, Mari |
| Editor:
| Stauffer, Helen Winter |
| Introduction by:
| Stauffer, Helen Winter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-4206-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1992 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Imprint: | Bison Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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Mari Sandoz came out of the Sandhills of Nebraska to write at least three enduring books:
Old Jules,
Cheyenne Autumn, and
Crazy Horse, the Strange Man of the Oglalas. She was a tireless researcher, a true storyteller, an artist passionately dedicated to a place little known and a people largely misunderstood. Blasted by some critics, revered by others for her vivid detail and depth of feeling, Sandoz has achieved a secure place in American literature. Her...
More DescriptionMari Sandoz came out of the Sandhills of Nebraska to write at least three enduring books:
Old Jules,
Cheyenne Autumn, and
Crazy Horse, the Strange Man of the Oglalas. She was a tireless researcher, a true storyteller, an artist passionately dedicated to a place little known and a people largely misunderstood. Blasted by some critics, revered by others for her vivid detail and depth of feeling, Sandoz has achieved a secure place in American literature. Her letters, edited by Helen Winter Stauffer, reveal extraordinary courage and zest for life.
Included here are letters written by Sandoz over nearly forty years--from 1928, the year of her father's death and a critical one for her creative development, to 1966, the year of her own death. They allow memorable glimpses of the professional and private person: her struggles to learn her craft in spite of an unsupportive family and hard-won formal education, her experiences in gathering material, her relationships with editors and publishers, her work with fledgling writers, and her commitment to art and to various social concerns.