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Long revered as the birthplace of many of the nation's best-known authors, Michigan has also served as inspiration to countless others. In this entertaining and well-researched book—the first of its kind—the secrets, legends, and myths surrounding some of Michigan's literary luminaries are explored. Which Michigan poet inspired a state law requiring teachers to assign at least one of his compositions to all students? Which young author emerged from the University of Michigan with a bestselling novel derided by some critics as "vulgar"? And from what Michigan city did Arthur Miller, Robert Frost, and Jane Kenyon draw vital inspiration? The answers to these questions and more are revealed in this rich literary history that highlights the diversity of those whose impact on letters has been indelible and distinctly Michiganian.
Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction by Dave Dempsey
Introduction by Jack Dempsey
Southeast Michigan
George Matthew Adams: "Today's Talk"
Kenyon, Frost, and Miller: Arbor Days
Dudley Felker Randall: Urban Trailblazer
Central/South Central Michigan
William McKendree Carleton: Verse Virtuoso
James Oliver Curwood: Champion of God's Country
Marguerite de Angeli: Children Don't Forget
Holling Clancy Holling: Beyond Four Corners
Theodore Huebner Roethke: The Purity of Despair
Maritta Wolff: Sudden Fame
Southwest Michigan
Liberty Hyde Bailey: A Bountiful Life
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner: Life Is More Than a Game
Carl Sandburg: Sand Man
Northern Lower Michigan
Charles Bruce Catton: America's Civil War Storyteller
Sara Gwendolyn Frostic: Spirit Indomitable
Eugene Ruggles: Songs for the Underdog
Upper Peninsula
Carroll Watson Rankin: Northern Light
John Donaldson Voelker: Great Character
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