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- A Lucky American Childhood
- Book
- 1996
- Published by: University of Iowa Press
- Series: Singular Lives
summary
More than any other individual, Paul Engle was the spirited force behind the creative writing workshops now so abundant in America. His indomitable nature, enthusiasm, and great persuasive powers, coupled with his distinguished reputation as a poet, loomed large behind the founding of the influential Iowa Writers' Workshop.
A Lucky American Childhood will appeal to people with memories of the small-town America that Paul Engle describes with such affectionate realism and to all those interested in the roots of this renowned man of letters.
A Lucky American Childhood will appeal to people with memories of the small-town America that Paul Engle describes with such affectionate realism and to all those interested in the roots of this renowned man of letters.
Table of Contents
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- Dedication
- pp. xiii-xix
- Paul Engle: A Poem
- pp. xxi-xxiv
- The Drug Scene
- pp. 36-53
- News and the Boy
- pp. 54-69
- The Importance of Uncles
- pp. 70-101
- Hiawatha and My Aunt Bertha
- pp. 102-107
- The Glory of the Senses
- pp. 109-134
- The Horse and I
- pp. 135-149
- Those Damn Jews
- pp. 150-161
- Remember Memorial Day?
- pp. 162-166
- That Fabulous Old Fourth of July
- pp. 167-172
- Our Dangerous Thanksgiving
- pp. 178-181
- Christmas Eve and My Mother‘s Hands
- pp. 182-184
- An Old-Fashioned Christmas
- pp. 185-192
Additional Information
ISBN
9781587290596
Related ISBN(s)
9780877455400, 9781587296369
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
44961008
Pages
229
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1996