{"product_id":"norman-maclean-rebecca-mccarthy-9780295752488","title":"Norman MacLean: A Life of Letters and Rivers","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe first biography of one of Montana's most celebrated writers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eA River Runs Through It and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e turned Norman Maclean into a late-in-life literary phenomenon and then a household name after the success of the Hollywood film based on the title story. Yet fewer know of Maclean's lifelong struggles to reconcile very different parts of himself: the revered teacher and writer in the intellectual hub of Chicago and the Montana man compelled by the wildness and traumas of his home state and family, including the tragic Mann Gulch fire and the murder of his brother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRebecca McCarthy's intimate portrait of Maclean draws on her long friendship with the author from the time she became a student at the University of Chicago through the rest of his life. Irrepressible as a teacher, Maclean shared guidance, advice, campus and city rambles, and loyal friendship with generations of students. Behind the scenes, he honed an art as meditative and patient as his approach to fly fishing. McCarthy's experiences intertwine with stories from friends, family, colleagues, and others to detail an incredibly rich life that seemed destined to remain divided--until the creation of his classic American story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA vivid evocation of an iconic figure, \u003ci\u003eNorman Maclean\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the forces and events that shaped the author-educator and formed the bedrock of his beloved stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca McCarthy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295752483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295752488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.90w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024 pg. 15","brand":"Rebecca McCarthy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44790162620671,"sku":"9780295752488","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ed090d8-5f06-4a01-93c2-ba618a5b96cb.jpg?v=1707288133","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/norman-maclean-rebecca-mccarthy-9780295752488","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}