Title: Meditations on America : John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee series and other fiction /
Authors: Moore, Lewis D.; MacDonald, John D. 1916-1986.
Publisher: Bowling Green State University Popular Press,
Year: 1994
Subjects: MacDonald, John D. Characters Travis McGee.; Detective and mystery stories, American History and criticism.; National characteristics, American, in literature.; Private investigators in literature.; McGee, Travis (Fictitious character)
Contents: Ch. 1. Early Fiction -- Ch. 2. McGee and Meyer: The Development of a Detective Duo -- Ch. 3. Masks and Diversions -- Ch. 4. Travis McGee and the Amoral Character -- Ch. 5. Learning and Knowing: Education and Its Uses -- Ch. 6. Tradition and Change -- Ch. 7. Work and Professionalism -- Ch. 8. Law, Justice, and Violence -- Ch. 9. In Sickness and in Health: The Role of Medicine -- Ch. 10. Science and Technology -- Ch. 11. Money and Choice -- Ch. 12. Freedom and the Individual -- Ch. 13. Resilience and Hope: Political Communities -- Ch. 14. Race, Ethnicity, and Class -- Ch. 15. Sexuality, Love, and Character -- Ch. 16. Family and Marriage -- Ch. 17. Youth and Aging -- Ch. 18. Thematic Synergy: MacDonald's Travis McGee Series and His Post-1964 Fiction.