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- A Writing Life: Revisiting the Past
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- 2020
- Published by: ELT Press
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A memoir by Stanley Weintraub in which he recalls his early childhood, his service in the Korean War, engaging behind-the-scenes stories of his many writings in history and literature, and the surprising array of prominent figures he met, from Ray Bradbury to Leonard Woolf—and so much more.
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- Photos & Illustrations
- pp. x-xiii
- Books by Stanley Weintraub
- pp. xiv-xvii
- OED Citations by Stanley Weintraub
- pp. xviii-xxi
- Preface I: Making the Most of Possibilities
- pp. xxii-xxv
- Preface II: Acquiring a Name
- pp. xxvi-xxx
- Book I
- 3 Kid to Khaki, 1946–1951
- pp. 56-80
- 4 Korea, 1951–1953
- pp. 81-103
- 5 War in the Wards, 1952–1953
- pp. 104-134
- 6 Golden Gates, 1953–1956
- pp. 135-157
- 7 Beginning Again, 1956–1965
- pp. 158-188
- 8 Beardsley and Beyond, 1966–1968
- pp. 189-213
- 9 The Whistler Decade, 1969–1977
- pp. 214-243
- BOOK II
- 10 Victoria and Its Successors
- pp. 246-263
- 11 Victorian Sunset
- pp. 264-279
- 12 Pearl Harbor and After
- pp. 280-300
- 13 Victorian Aftermath
- pp. 301-321
- 14 Farewell, Victoria!
- pp. 322-333
- 15 Wartime Christmases
- pp. 334-352
- 16 American Wars
- pp. 353-360
- Afterword: Tributes to Stanley Weintraub
- pp. 364-374
Additional Information
ISBN
9780944318805
Related ISBN(s)
9780944318799
MARC Record
OCLC
1183453295
Pages
425
Launched on MUSE
2020-08-13
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
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