Ink Trails
Michigan's Famous and Forgotten Authors
Published on 1. August 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
199 pages
978-1-61186-060-3 (ISBN)
Description
Long revered as the birthplace of many of the nation's best-known authors, Michigan has also served as inspiration to countless others. In this entertaining and well-researched book-the first of its kind-the secrets, legends, and myths surrounding some of Michigan's literary luminaries are explored. Which Michigan poet inspired a state law requiring teachers to assign at least one of his compositions to all students? Which young author emerged from the University of Michigan with a bestselling novel derided by some critics as "vulgar"? And from what Michigan city did Arthur Miller, Robert Frost, and Jane Kenyon draw vital inspiration? The answers to these questions and more are revealed in this rich literary history that highlights the diversity of those whose impact on letters has been indelible and distinctly Michiganian.
Reviews / Votes
. . . a book that belongs on every Michigander's shelf-after it has been devoured. I learned a great deal about several authors I'd long admired . . . and more about fascinating people I have yet to discover. If you are looking for a new literary adventurer, Ink Trails is the path for you.-Jack Lessenberry, Senior Political Analyst, Michigan Radio The Dempsey brothers' Ink Trails takes you on an amazing ride on the back roads and highways of Michigan's literary history, visiting eighteen authors where they lived and worked.
-Bill Castanier, editor of www.mittenlit.com and literary writer, Lansing City Pulse
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
East Lansing, MI
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
39
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61186-060-3 (9781611860603)
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Persons
Dave Dempsey is the author and coauthor of eight nonfiction books and was named Michigan Author of the Year by the Michigan Library Association and the Michigan Center for the Book in 2009.
Content
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction by Dave Dempsey
Introduction by Jack Dempsey
Southeast Michigan
George Matthew Adams: "Today's Talk"
Kenyon, Frost, and Miller: Arbor Days
Dudley Felker Randall: Urban Trailblazer
Central/South Central Michigan
William McKendree Carleton: Verse Virtuoso
James Oliver Curwood: Champion of God's Country
Marguerite de Angeli: Children Don't Forget
Holling Clancy Holling: Beyond Four Corners
Theodore Huebner Roethke: The Purity of Despair
Maritta Wolff: Sudden Fame
Southwest Michigan
Liberty Hyde Bailey: A Bountiful Life
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner: Life Is More Than a Game
Carl Sandburg: Sand Man
Northern Lower Michigan
Charles Bruce Catton: America's Civil War Storyteller
Sara Gwendolyn Frostic: Spirit Indomitable
Eugene Ruggles: Songs for the Underdog
Upper Peninsula
Carroll Watson Rankin: Northern Light
John Donaldson Voelker: Great Character
Notes
Acknowledgments
Introduction by Dave Dempsey
Introduction by Jack Dempsey
Southeast Michigan
George Matthew Adams: "Today's Talk"
Kenyon, Frost, and Miller: Arbor Days
Dudley Felker Randall: Urban Trailblazer
Central/South Central Michigan
William McKendree Carleton: Verse Virtuoso
James Oliver Curwood: Champion of God's Country
Marguerite de Angeli: Children Don't Forget
Holling Clancy Holling: Beyond Four Corners
Theodore Huebner Roethke: The Purity of Despair
Maritta Wolff: Sudden Fame
Southwest Michigan
Liberty Hyde Bailey: A Bountiful Life
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner: Life Is More Than a Game
Carl Sandburg: Sand Man
Northern Lower Michigan
Charles Bruce Catton: America's Civil War Storyteller
Sara Gwendolyn Frostic: Spirit Indomitable
Eugene Ruggles: Songs for the Underdog
Upper Peninsula
Carroll Watson Rankin: Northern Light
John Donaldson Voelker: Great Character
Notes