xii, 322 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBNs
9780803222861, 0803222866
OCLC
ocn268789873
Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-314) and index.
"By George, I'm free!" -- A smart aleck and a wise guy -- Alone in a small and self-contained city -- Marriage, family, and separation -- The first novel and plans for the big one -- The big break : the Nieman Fellowship -- The big sky triumph and tracking The way West -- To Hollywood and Shane and the move to Montana -- Bucking the myth : These thousand hills -- Down in the dumps : drink and divorce -- Living with Janie and courting Carol -- The old man and the young woman wed -- Arfive, and speaking to the young : Earth Day -- The Twin Lakes imbroglio and building the "barn" -- "What happened to Boone?" -- Fair land, fair land : the end of the trail -- Afterword : fishing the Pishkun