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Bernard DeVoto’s America
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of DeVoto’s Mark Twain’s America,the breakthrough book that vaulted him into the forefront of his true forte, narrative history. Although he is neglected today, DeVoto was a fine novelist, historian, critic, essayist and conservationist who had a profound influence in his era and ours.
Bernard DeVoto: A Checklist of First Editions
Most of his novels are out of print today; even reading copies are difficult to find. First edition copies in collectable condition are disappearing from booksellers’ shelves.
Writing and the Mind of Man
What will happen to books when computing is woven into every thread of the fabric of our daily lives? For some people, such computer usage is already second nature. But some of us are collectors of books as historically situated objects. If things change—and certainly changes are coming—what will they become?
Ten Years Ago
E. L. Doctorow
Books into Film
Bend of the Snake/Bend of the River