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Owning It All

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Essays
Author 1
William Kittredge
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This is a deeply felt and highly informed essay collection about life in the American west by one of the finest writers ever to emerge from that region. As the Seattle Times has said of Owning It All: "You may never again see the American west in quite the same way if you take the time to view it through the eyes of William Kittredge. [This is a] stunning book." Having grown up on his family's cattle ranch in eastern Oregon, Kittredge directly confronts the contradictions and myths that lie at the heart of the Western experience: male freedom and female domesticity, the wild and the tame, self-interest and love of the land.

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$15.00
ISBN
ISBN
978-1-55597-366-7
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Format
Paperback
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Pages
Pages
184
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5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Keynote
A classic book of essays by a beloved Western writer

About the Author

William  Kittredge
Credit: Howard Skaggs
William Kittredge grew up on a cattle ranch in southeastern Oregon and farmed there until he was 33, after which he studied at the University of Iowa. He taught Creative Writing at the University of Montana for 29 years and retired as Regents Professor of English and Creative Writing. His many previous books include Next Rodeo, The Nature of Generosity and the Best Short Stories of William Kittredge. He died in December 2020.
 
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