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A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
by Norman MacLean
ISBN: 0226500551
ISBN-13: 9780226500553
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
The title novella tells the story of a young man in Montana, his errant brother, and their father (a minister like MacLean's own father) who taught his sons fly fishing. The other stories in the collection are "USFS 1919: The Ranger, the Cook, and a Hole in the Sky," a coming-of-age tale set in the mountains of Montana, and "Logging and Pimping and 'Your Pal, Jim'," about a logging camp. Written when MacLean was in his 70s, these three vivid autobiographical tales comprise his first work of fiction.
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"Altogether beautiful in the power of its feeling...As beautiful as anything in Thoreau or Hemingway." -- Alfred Kazin
-- Chicago Tribune Books
"The characters are obsessed with fly-fishing, and the descriptions of the sport are set in a dramatically realized landscape which develops a mythic dimension as the story proceeds....A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT enables us to engage with a more innocent rural America. However, these stories are far more than the reconstruction of a lost world; the precision and artistry of Norman MacLean's writing raise the book to the level of a small masterpiece." -- Jeremy Worman
-- Times Literary Supplement
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
Published date: 1975
Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 0.85 pounds
Pages: 217
Publisher's Notes
Two novellas and one short story, based on the author's own experiences, center on a young man's discovery of life and art, and of their proximities, in the woods of western Montana.
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A River Runs Through It, and Other Stories
Norman Maclean
University Of Chicago Press. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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A River Runs Through It, and Other Stories
Norman Maclean
University Of Chicago Press. Used - Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT AND OTHER STORIES
MacLean, Norman
Chicago & London: UNiversity of Chicago, 1993. Hard bound in original navy blue cloth with silver spine lettering. Illustrated by R. Williams. p. 217. A classic in a clean hard cover edition . Book unmarked, clean, tight and complete. Dust jacket is lightly scuffed with a short unobtrusive closed edge tear at the foldover, now handsome and protected by archival-quality protector. 283. Later Printing. Very Good Plus/Near Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Finefinds Collection Management (Canada)
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A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
MACLEAN, NORMAN
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993. Hardcover. As New/As New. Reprint. Hardcover. Very fine book in very fine dj. ( more information) Offered by Thomas Books (United States)
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A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
Maclean, Norman
Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Some edge wear. A bit of rippling to back without visible damp stain. Sunning to spine. 11th printing, 1984. ISBN: 0226500551. ( more information) Offered by Adventures Underground (United States)
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A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
MacLean, Norman
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1976. 7th printing of the first edition trade hardcover. Full blue cloth binding. Name inked on front flyleaf, otherwise clean and unmarked. 217 pp. Dust jacket, lightly rubbed, in new mylar cover.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. ( more information) Offered by Turn-The-Page Books (United States)
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A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
MacLean, Norman
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1976. 20th printing in 1992 of the first edition trade hardcover. Full blue cloth binding. Gift note inked on front flyleaf, otherwise clean, crisp and unmarked. 217 pp. Dust jacket in new mylar cover.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. ( more information) Offered by Turn-The-Page Books (United States)
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A River Runs Through It, and Other Stories
Maclean, Norman
University Of Chicago Press. Hardcover. 0226500551 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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A River Runs Through It, and Other Stories (Qty: 3)
Maclean, Norman
University Of Chicago Press. Hardcover. 0226500551 NICE COPY--SPEEDY SHIPPING with SUPER CUSTOMER SERVICE . Very Good. ( more information) Offered by TIME OUT BOOKS (United States)
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A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
Norman Maclean
Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1976 Fourth printing. Book has slight corner & spine bumps, and a very, very slight dent to very top & very bottom edge of front board (not at all noticeable, but if you run your fingers across it you can feel it); virtually no other wear. There is a Christmas 1978 gift inscription on ffep.UNCLIPPED DJ is really quite nice, with only a little edgewear, a couple of very minor creases, a very few small pressure marks, but no tears or chips. DJ spine is very slightly sunned. Original $7.95 price on front flap. Book is full cloth with aqua boards & silver gilt lettering on spine. I try to describe all flaws fully, but please request photos if you wish -- after all, a picture really is worth a thousand words. Questions also welcome. I prefer to have informed & satisfied customers.. 1st. HC. VG+/VG Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by White Pine Books (United States)
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A River Runs through it and Other Stories
MacLean, Norman
Y3: University of Chicago Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0226500551 . Hardcover. 8vo. University of Chicago Press. 1976. 217 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ in VG-/G+ shape with taped corners, some light edgewear and a small rough tear to the rear panel. DJ IS PRICE CLIPPED. Gift inscription on the FFEP dated the same year as publication. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. No wear present to the boards. Possibly one of the most influential fly fishing books ever written. Only 1150 copies were printed in the first run as it was U. Chicago's first fiction title. Also, my friend Pete wrote the definitive bibliography on this book. Y3; 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.6 Inches; 239 pages . ( more information) Offered by Mugwump Books (United States)
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