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Western Subjects

Autobiographical Writing In North American West
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What, if anything, is western about western American autobiography? The essays in this anthology explore the idea of place as it is revealed in a variety of texts rooted in the West--from a bestselling memoir that connects environmental disruption with the impact of disease on a family, to a Paiute woman's personal history presented in defense of her public activities, to a famous folksinger's "novel" of his life. Whether studying writers such as Terry Tempest Williams, William Kittredge, and Woody Guthrie or lesser known men and women whose autobiographies are grounded in western America, this thorough volume of criticism and scholarship seeks to understand the ways the West takes shape in "lifewriting" as landscape, language, or state of mind.
"Western Subjects is the most insightful book I've ever read about autobiographical writing in general and about western lifewriting in particular. It includes smart essays that touch on ethnic, cultural, and regional complexities, as well as a graceful introduction that places such writing in a thoughtful theoretical context."
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