Picturing Hemingway's Michigan

Description: "Picturing Hemingway's Michigan" by Michael R. Federspiel - Hardcover - Published in 2010 by Painted Turtle - 200 pages (with numerous color and black & white photos) - EXCELLENT condition. In the early 1900s, the Little Traverse Bay area in northern Michigan was transitioning from a sparsely populated lumber region to a hotspot for tourists. Looking to enhance dwindling freight business, the region’s railroad and steamship companies mounted elaborate and effective marketing campaigns to lure tourists from as far away as St. Louis, Kansas City, and Louisville to experience the area’s pristine natural beauty and abundant leisure activities. Ernest Hemingway’s family was among those who vacationed "up north" in this era; his parents built a cottage on Walloon Lake near Petoskey to summer away from their home near Chicago. In Picturing Hemingway’s Michigan, author Michael R. Federspiel introduces readers to the Hemingway family, who were typical of many that vacationed in the area. He also paints a picture of life in northern Michigan between 1900 and 1920 and traces the many connections between the area and Hemingway’s body of work. In chapters that incorporate candid family photographs from the Hemingways’ own collection, historical images of the region, and archival excerpts from Hemingway’s letters, journals, and stories, Federspiel shows that the region left an indelible mark on the young writer. To reveal the connections between northern Michigan and Hemingway’s fiction, Federspiel examines not only Hemingway’s famous Nick Adams stories, which were set in the area, but also later works like A Moveable Feast. With more than 250 images, Picturing Hemingway’s Michigan leads readers on a tour of the people, places, and activities that deeply influenced one of America’s most famous authors during his twenty-two summers in northern Michigan. Anyone interested in Michigan history, the life of Ernest Hemingway, or the culture of the early twentieth century will enjoy this beautiful volume. The bottom corner is very slightly bumped (not really apparent in the scan), but this book is still in EXCELLENT condition. No collection of books on Ernest Hemingway is complete without this one. Please see the scan for the cover and so you can judge the condition for yourself (unlike many other sellers, who post generic scans, the yearbook in my scan is the one you will get). You can try to buy this book for less money from one of those eBay booksellers with hundreds, if not thousands of negatives (you know the ones I refer to) and be lucky if the book is delivered to you in the stated condition (if you even get it at all), or you can buy it from me and be assured of a prompt delivery and of receiving an item true to the condition indicated. No collection of Ernest Hemingway items is complete without this outstanding book. Check out the scan for the great artwork of Hemingway on the cover. You won't be disappointed. Don't get left out; this book is long out of print! All previous buyers of my biographies have been completely satisfied. I have many others available; please inquire. The book will be sent via Media mail shipping in the USA to minimize shipping costs. I will combine shipping to reduce charges for multiple items. Please see my other auctions for a wide variety of sports and non-sports collectibles. All items are packed with care to insure safe delivery. Please contact me if you have any questions. 6/16/21 -- 39.4

Price: 59.99 USD

Location: Santa Ana, California

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