Dolly and Zane Grey: Letters from a Marriage (Western Literature and Fiction Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0874178622 ISBN 13: 9780874178623

Publisher: University of Nevada Press, 2011

Synopsis

Popular western writer Zane Grey was a literary celebrity during his lifetime and the center of a huge enterprise based on his writing, which included books, magazine serials, film and stage versions of his stories, even comic strips. His wife, Dolly, closely guided Grey's career almost from its beginning, editing and sometimes revising his work, negotiating with publishers and movie studios, and skillfully managing the considerable fortune derived from these activities.

Dolly maintained the facade of a conventional married life that was essential to Grey's public image and the traditional middle-class values his work reflected. This facade was constantly threatened by Grey's numerous affairs with other women. The stress of hiding these dalliances placed a huge strain on their relationship, and much of Zane and Dolly's union was sustained largely by correspondence. Their letters--thousands of them--reveal the true nature of this complex partnership. As edited by Candace Kant, the letters offer an engrossing portrait of an extremely unorthodox marriage and its times.

About this title

About the Author

Candace C. Kant is professor emerita of history at the College of Southern Nevada.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0874178622
• ISBN 13: 9780874178623
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 471
• Editor: Kant Candace C.