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OverviewThis saga of a writer done dirty resurrects the silenced voice of Sanora Babb, peerless author of midcentury American literature. In 1939, when John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published, it became an instant bestseller and a prevailing narrative in the nation's collective imagination of the era. But it also stopped the publication of another important novel, silencing a gifted writer who was more intimately connected to the true experiences of Dust Bowl migrants. In Riding Like the Wind, renowned biographer Iris Jamahl Dunkle revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb. Dunkle follows Babb from her impoverished childhood in eastern Colorado to California. There, she befriended the era's literati, including Ray Bradbury and Ralph Ellison; entered into an illegal marriage; and was blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee. It was Babb's field notes and oral histories of migrant farmworkers that Steinbeck relied on to write his novel. But this is not merely a saga of literary usurping; on her own merits, Babb's impact was profound. Her life and work feature heavily in Ken Burns's award-winning documentary The Dust Bowl and inspired Kristin Hannah in her bestseller The Four Winds. Riding Like the Wind reminds us with fresh awareness that the stories we know—and who tells them—can change the way we remember history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Iris Jamahl DunklePublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.726kg ISBN: 9780520395442ISBN 10: 0520395441 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 15 October 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Cheyenne Riding Like the Wind 2 A Dugout on the High Plains 3 The House on Horse Creek 4 “Study Like a House Afire” 5 Finding Venus 6 The Poet of Kansas 7 “Fling This Wild Song” 8 The Writers’ Congress 9 “I Demand You Write More Shamelessly and Nakedly” 10 “You Can’t Eat the Scenery” 11 Whose Names Are Unknown 12 The Changed World 13 She Felt Like the Wind 14 “Follow That Furrow” 15 “I Do Not Wish to Be Less than I Am” 16 The Lost Traveler 17 “Dust on [Her] Own Hills” 18 An Owl on Every Post 19 The Recovery of Whose Names Are Unknown Epilogue: “She Deserved Better” Notes Bibliography IndexReviews""A well-researched, empathetic biography."" * Kirkus Reviews * """A well-researched, empathetic biography."" * Kirkus Reviews *" Author InformationIris Jamahl Dunkle is an award-winning biographer, essayist, and poet. Her previous titles include the biography Charmian Kittredge London: Trailblazer, Author, Adventurer and the poetry collection West : Fire : Archive. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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