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The autobiography has not always been acknowledged as true literature. Since 1970, however, American memoirs have revealed themselves as a respectable literary genre, distinct with an inimitable literary voice and a unique capacity to intersect narration and reflection.This study focuses critical attention on ten memoirs from the northern U.S. Rockies, including Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. By comparing memoirs representing states that share similar demographic, ecological, and socio-economic characteristics, this historic and literary analysis reveals both commonalities and divergences among American Western memoirs. Each chapter compares two books of similar thematic concerns, ranging from regional values and rural evolution to dynamic landscapes and the experiences of American Indians.
Ron McFarland, the author of more than 20 books, is a professor of English at the University of Idaho.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface 1. The Genre of the Self 2. The Context of Northern Rockies Memoir 3. Ivan Doig and Mark Spragg: Fathers and Sons in Place 4. Mary Clearman Blew’s and Teresa Jordan’s Western Family Albums 5. Coming to Womanhood with Kim Barnes and Judy Blunt 6. The Indian Lives of Sidner J. Larson and Janet Campbell Hale 7. The Ecomemoirs of William Kittredge and Terry Tempest Williams Conclusions and Speculations Chapter Notes Works Consulted Index
