Nabokov and Peterson came out in 1955, like my favorite Chevy, my parent's second car and the first they bought new that I can remember; as far as I know, Kerouac finished in '51 but did not publish til '57.
I have a good story about Roger and a first edition of Wild America; never encountered Kerouac or Nabokov. More to come, including at least another post with more visuals...
Condors, WILD ones-- see below...
Famous first page...
I saw Wild America last winter for the first time. I was sorry not to have seen it as a kid. I really like the illustrations.
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Huck Finn!
ReplyDeleteNo argument Allen-- once I get around the idea of the Mississippi as a road. I guess I was thinking of a time I still see as contemporary, & defined perhaps by Kerouac's phrase.
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McPhee's geology books shaped how I saw the world for many years during college and grad school. I liked Dan O'Brien's Rites of Autumn later...
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Hmmm-- never thought about but McPhee's geologies ARE "Road Books" and good ones.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I prefer O'Brian's Equinox, a portrait of a season and the poignancy of passing time, rather than the ramble of Rites.
Which reminds me: give me a call re getting Chicken's furniture fall- ready?
Let's not forget the uplifting, cheery The Road by Cormac McCarthy
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