Letters of Mari Sandoz
By: edited and with an introduction by Helen Winter Stauffer.
Contributors: Stauffer, Helen Winter, 1922-
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 493
Subjects: Sandoz, Mari, 1896-1966 -- Correspondence; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence; Western stories -- Authorship; West (U.S.) -- In literature
Genres: Correspondence.
Description: "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 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"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-467) and indexes.
Selected letters, 1928-1966.