Pure Waters: Frank Waters and the Quest for the Cosmic

Pure Waters: Frank Waters and the Quest for the Cosmic

Pure Waters: Frank Waters and the Quest for the Cosmic

Pure Waters: Frank Waters and the Quest for the Cosmic

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Overview

The novels and nonfiction work of writer Frank Waters stand as a monument to his genius and to his lifetime quest to plumb the spiritual depths that he found for himself in the landscape and people of his beloved Southwest. In a career spanning more than half a century, he shared, through his many books, his insights and discoveries with countless readers across the globe.

Now, drawn from rare editorials, speeches, and essays that Frank Waters authored over the years as a reflection and a formation of his life-long themes, Pure Waters provides a treasure trove of exciting new material from this giant of the American Southwest.

In celebration of the centenary of his birth, Swallow Press is pleased to offer this new collection by one of its bestselling and most inspiring authors.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780804010450
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Publication date: 07/25/2002
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 14 - 18 Years

About the Author

Frank Waters (1902–1995), one of the finest chroniclers of the American Southwest, wrote twenty-eight works of fiction and nonfiction.

Barbara Waters, his widow, is the executor of the Frank Waters estate and the author of Celebrating the Coyote: A Memoir.

Table of Contents

Forewordix
Introductionxvii
1.River Trips (essay)1
2.Blame It on the Blossoms (editorial)12
3.Visions of the Good (speech)13
4.The Immortal Drama (editorial)21
5.Notes on Los Angeles (essay)22
6.Official Announcement (editorial)31
7.The One Great Book of Life (speech)32
8.Science's Rainbow Bridge (editorial)38
9.Incursions from Outer Space (essay)40
10.Granny and Sassafras Tea (editorial)47
11.Words (speech)48
12.Hurray for the Common Cold (editorial)55
13.Houston Branch (essay)56
14.June in January (editorial)64
15.Women Who Have Influenced Me Most (speech)65
16.Amazing Mabel (foreword)72
17.Time for Staying Still (editorial)75
18.The Manby Mystery (essay)77
19.Good for Fred! (editorial)93
20.Symbols and Sacred Mountains (speech)94
21.Tombstone Travesty (editorial)110
22.A Misadventure (essay)112
23.Smokey's Burned Feet (editorial)120
24.The Regional Imperative (speech)121
25.Work, Sex, & Society (editorial)129
26.El Crepusculo (essay)131
27.Pikes Peak by Barrow (editorial)139
28.Frank Waters Park Dedication (speech)140
29.Safe and Sane Fourth (editorial)143
30.The Horses (essay)145
31.Tuesday Morning Miracle (editorial)159
32.The Guru and the Fox (essay)160
33.What! No Street Cars Yet? (editorial)169
34.Prelude to Change (speech)171
35.The Chokecherries Are Ripe (editorial)176
36.The Mesoamerican Calendar (essay)177
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