Wallace Stegner and the American West

“Sparkles with insights, well-turned phrases, and lively pen portraits.”

— Books & Culture: A Christian Review

“This is a splendid scholarly study of America’s most important twentieth-century interpreter of the West.”

— The Annals Of Iowa

“In his illuminating biography, Fradkin goes beyond Stegner’s iconic literary status to give us, as well, the influential teacher and visionary conservationist, the man for whom the preservation and integrity of place was as important as his ability to render its qualities and character in his brilliantly crafted fiction and nonfiction.”

— Entrada Institute

“Fradkin is the perfect fit to study Stegner’s career in the West, as he himself is also a polished writer, historian and environmentalist. . . . Fradkin is a fan of Stegner and his works, but he gives us an objective rundown on the writer, not skipping has character flaws. This is a fine [assessment].”

— Old West/True West Magazine