Alonzo "Old Block" Delano

Alonzo
Author: Nicolas S. Witschi
Publisher: Boise State University Western Writers Series
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2006
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

"Biography and criticism of California Gold Rush writer Alonzo Delano (1806-1874), whose works include an Oregon Trail narrative, humorous sketches, and periodical contributions"--Provided by publisher.

A Companion to the Regional Literatures of America

A Companion to the Regional Literatures of America
Author: Charles L. Crow
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0470999071

The Blackwell Companion to American Regional Literature is the most comprehensive resource yet published for study of this popular field. The most inclusive survey yet published of American regional literature. Represents a wide variety of theoretical and historical approaches. Surveys the literature of specific regions from California to New England and from Alaska to Hawaii. Discusses authors and groups who have been important in defining regional American literature.

Pioneer Photographers of the Far West

Pioneer Photographers of the Far West
Author: Peter E. Palmquist
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 716
Release: 2000
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9780804738835

This extraordinarily comprehensive, well-documented, biographical dictionary of some 1,500 photographers (and workers engaged in photographically related pursuits) active in western North America before 1865 is enriched by some 250 illustrations. Far from being simply a reference tool, the book provides a rich trove of fascinating narratives that cover both the professional and personal lives of a colorful cast of characters.