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Richard W. Etulain examines the emergence of Pacific Northwest prose beginning in the early nineteenth century up to the present. The book provides an introductory overview to a vast subject through “illuminative moments” that illustrate major shifts in the literary history of the region. The book’s focus is on novels, histories, and other nonfiction works that trace Pacific Northwest prose in chronological order through three periods: the frontier, regional, and post-regional eras. Etulain provides extensive coverage of the writings of notable authors, including novelists Frederic Homer Balch and Mary Hallock Foote, offering an understanding of frontier romantic and Local Color Writers. He also explores the works of H. G. Merriam and novelist H. L. Davis, illustrating regional prose writings. Finally, Etulain includes a panoply of writers who exemplify an emphasis on gender, race and ethnicity, and environmental texts from the post-WWII period. Illuminative Moments in Pacific Northwest Prose delivers a first-time overview of the region’s literary contributions that will interest both scholars and general readers alike.

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"""As a distinguished literary historian, Etulain is uniquely qualified to summarize past discussion of the literature and history of the Pacific Northwest and add his own fresh perspectives. The book is a significant contribution for a wide-ranging audience from the general public to the graduate student, literary critics, and historians."" --Robert Frank, professor emeritus of English literature, Oregon State University ""Etulain, the leading historian of the Pacific Northwest, has written an updated, modern study of Pacific Northwest prose. As the preeminent scholar in this field, the author certainly contributes to the literary history of the region with insight and thorough scholarship."" --Gary Scharnhorst, distinguished professor emeritus, University of New Mexico, author of Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews"

“Etulain, the leading historian of the Pacific Northwest, has written an updated, modern study of Pacific Northwest prose. As the preeminent scholar in this field, the author certainly contributes to the literary history of the region with insight and thorough scholarship.” —Gary Scharnhorst, distinguished professor emeritus, University of New Mexico, author of Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews “As a distinguished literary historian, Etulain is uniquely qualified to summarize past discussion of the literature and history of the Pacific Northwest and add his own fresh perspectives. The book is a significant contribution for a wide-ranging audience from the general public to the graduate student, literary critics, and historians.” —Robert Frank, professor emeritus of English literature, Oregon State University

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Richard W. Etulain, PhD, is professor emeritus of history at the University of New Mexico. He studied at Northwest Nazarene College in Idaho, and received his graduate degrees from the University of Oregon. He was a Fulbright Lecturer in Ukraine and taught at the University of the Basque Country. Etulain is an author or editor of more than sixty books and has served as the president of both the Western History and Western Literature Associations.

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