{"product_id":"the-thoughtbook-of-f-scott-f-scott-fitzgerald-9780816679775","title":"The Thoughtbook of F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Secret Boyhood Diary","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen F. Scott Fitzgerald was fourteen and living in the Crocus Hill neighborhood of St. Paul, he began keeping a short diary of his exploits among his friends, friendly rivals, and crushes. He gave the journal a title page--\u003ci\u003eThoughtbook of Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald of St. Paul Minn. U.S.A.\u003c\/i\u003e--and kept it securely locked in a box under his bed. He would later use \u003ci\u003eThe Thoughtbook\u003c\/i\u003e as the basis for \"The Book of Scandal\" in his Basil Lee Duke stories, and brief sections were copied over the years for use by scholars and even published in Life magazine.\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Are you going to the Ordways'? the Herseys'? the Schultzes'?\" Here, for the first time, is a complete transcription of this charming, twenty-seven-page diary highlighting Fitzgerald's escapades among the children of some of St. Paul's most influential families--models for the families described in \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e. Presented in a simple format for both scholars and general readers alike, \u003ci\u003eThe Thoughtbook of F. Scott Fitzgerald\u003c\/i\u003e includes a new introduction by Dave Page that covers the history and provenance of the diary, its place and meaning in Fitzgerald's literary development, and its revelations about his life and writing process.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the earliest known works by F. Scott Fitzgerald, \u003ci\u003eThe Thoughtbook\u003c\/i\u003e provides a unique glimpse of Fitzgerald as a young boy and his social circle as they played among the grand homes of Summit Avenue, making up games, starting secret societies, competing with rivals, and (at all times) staying up-to-date on who exactly is vying for whose attention.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e F. Scott Fitzgerald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816679770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816679775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2013","brand":"F. Scott Fitzgerald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926489202943,"sku":"9780816679775","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e82899b6-1332-455b-93c4-ae6416b76189.jpg?v=1681083357","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-thoughtbook-of-f-scott-f-scott-fitzgerald-9780816679775","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}