Thurberville
By: Bob Hunter ; with a preface by Joe Blundo
Contributors: Blundo, Joe, 1954- writer of preface
Publisher: Trillium
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 377
ISBN-13: 9780814213377
Subjects: Homes and haunts; Friends and associates; Biography; Cartoonists; American Humorists; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-365) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Columbus as Thurberville; title: Family matters : the Fishers and the Thurbers. The original Thurber House; title: A good man victimized by humor; title: The funniest Thurber; title: Aunt pharmacy; title: The man thrower; title: Showing his fisher; title: Mother Katherine; title: A frontiersman in the family; title: Sugar Grove days; title: The real Walter Mitty; title: The star-crossed Thurber; title: Childhood matters : homes, haunts, honeys, and hangouts. The edge of civilization; title: The great, dark house on Bryden Road; title: The clock in Thurber's dreams; title: Fighting for an education; title: Parking lot of dreams; title: The one girl; title: Scorpions, spiders, and boas; title: oh, my!; title: The dam that didn't break; title: Wool-stocking school; title: The house the ghost got in; title: University matters : making it through the minefield. Dear old Nugey; title: Captain coldheart; title: The girl who "discovered" Thurber; title: Thurber's favorite player; title: Literary tour guide; title: Professor courageous; title: "Gentle, lovable Billy Graves"; title: A place not to call home; title: Literary matters : inspiration and incubation in Thurberville. The mystery of the missing manuscripts; title: A paragrapher for the ages; title: The news was served here; title: An ink-stained dinosaur; title: Breakfast at Marzetti's; title: "It's McNulty"; title: Janitor of the passing show; title: From the 'hood to Hollywood; title: The boy Thurber put in hysterics; title: Later matters : going away and coming home. Shooter of the stars; title: His real-life "Thurber woman"; title: Married in history; title: Thurber's "closest" friend; title: The hotel that aged with Thurber; title: Mame slept here; title: The wonderful Gs; title: Bookends of a stage career; title: The neighborhood kid who "collected" Thurber; title: The last flower; title: Appendix : the rest of Thurberville.