Bernard De Voto was an author, literary critic, and historian. In 1948, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Across the Wide Missouri, and in 1953 he won the National Book Award for The Course of Empire. From 1935 onward he wrote a regular column, The Easy Chair, for Harper“s Magazine. He served as curator for the papers of Mark Twain, and gained popularity for his abridged version of the journals of Lewis and Clark. He was a champion of public lands and the conservation of natural resources, as well as an adamant defender of civil liberties.
5 Ebooks von Bernard DeVoto
Bernard DeVoto: The Year Of Decision, 1846
This book tells the story of some people who went west in 1846. Its purpose is to tell that story in such a way that the reader may realize the far western frontier experience, which is part of our c …
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DeVoto Bernard DeVoto: Western Paradox
“This book is the fascinating record of De Voto’s crusade to save the West from itself. . . . His arguments, insights, and passion are as relevant and urgent today as they were when he first put …
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€16.71
Bernard DeVoto & Erwin Raisz: Course of Empire
A history of three centuries in which a new race engulfed a continent.For twenty years or more, whenever he was able, Bernard De Voto has been visiting and revisiting the pioneer trails, the Missouri …
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€5.16
Bernard DeVoto: Year Of Decision: 1846
This book tells many fascinating stories of the U.S. explorers who began the Western march from the Mississippi to the Pacific, from Canada to the annexation of Texas, California, and the Southwest l …
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€6.42
Bernard DeVoto: The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto
“Dorothy Parker’s stern eye mixed with the sass of Mark Twain, and a jigger of Christopher Hitchens thrown in for good, boozy measure.” —The Atlantic One part celebration, one part history, two parts …
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