The Essential J. Frank Dobie (Wittliff Collections Literary

The Essential J. Frank Dobie (Wittliff Collections Literary Series)

Setting out to create a collection of J. Frank Dobieâ€™s writing that â€œbrings him alive and makes him relevant to current generations of readers,â€ Steven L. Davis has combed through the works of this renowned Texas author, gathering together in one volume Dobieâ€™s most vital writings. Dobieâ€™s stories and essays here are meticulously edited to â€œprune away some of the brushy undergrowthâ€ and bring Dobieâ€™s folksy, erudite voice bounding back to life.

The result is The Essential J. Frank Dobie, a treasury that introduces new readers to Dobieâ€”and reminds older ones that Dobie captured priceless social history while producing some of the most fascinating, best-informed writing about Texas. Dobie bore eloquent witness to the passing of ancient pastoral lifeways and was decades ahead of his time in championing civil rights and protecting the environment. Davis, a Dobie biographer, has found the stories only the master himself could tellâ€”those enriched by his matchless personal adventures, from Mexico to wartime Europe to the remote outback, where he joined wandering seekers on their quests for lost treasures.

Featuring previously published works as well as writing that has never before appeared in book form, The Essential J. Frank Dobie will intrigue, inform, and delight readers: both those who know Dobieâ€™s work as an old acquaintance and those who are meeting him for the first time in these pages. As Davis concludes, â€œthe spirit of Dobie is as alive as ever. May you be nourished by it."

All of the author's royalties from The Essential J. Frank Dobie will go to the J. Frank Dobie Library Trust to help small Texas libraries purchase books.
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Country USA
Brand Texas A&M University Press
Manufacturer Texas A&M University Press
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781623498016
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Texas A&M University Press
Manufacturer	Texas A&M University Press
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781623498016
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Essential J. Frank Dobie (Wittliff Collections Literary Series)

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