Angle of repose

Stegner, Wallace Earle 1909-1993 (Author).

Summary: Stegner's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is the story of four generations in the life of an American family. A wheelchair-bound retired historian embarks on a monumental quest: to come to know his grandparents, now long dead. The unfolding drama of the story of the American West sets the tone for Stegner's masterpiece. Four generations in the life of an American family are chronicled as retired historian Lyman Ward, confined to a wheelchair, decides to write his grandparent's history. The Pulitzer Prize-winning classic has been selected by the board of the Modern Library as one of the best hundred novels of the 20th century.

Record details

ISBN: 9781101064382 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 1101064382 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 9781101075821 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 1101075821 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 9781101072967 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
ISBN: 1101072962 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
Physical Description: electronic
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xxx, 557 p. ; 20 cm.
Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2000.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. xxix-xxx).
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction / by Jackson J. Benson -- Suggestions for further reading -- pt. 1. Grass Valley -- pt. 2. New Almaden -- pt. 3. Santa Cruz -- pt. 4. Leadville -- pt. 5. Michoacán -- pt. 6. On the bough -- pt. 7. The canyon -- pt. 8. The mesa -- pt. 9. The Zodiac Cottage.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. New York : Penguin USA, Inc., 2009. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 25244 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 600 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 818 KB).