03048nam 22006733u 450 991077873120332120230207213213.01-58729-059-6(CKB)111004365706758(EBL)836677(OCoLC)44961008(SSID)ssj0000194783(PQKBManifestationID)11183921(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000194783(PQKBWorkID)10241731(PQKB)10712913(MiAaPQ)EBC836677(EXLCZ)9911100436570675820131216d1996|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrA lucky American childhood[electronic resource]Iowa City University of Iowa Press19961 online resource (231 p.)Singular LivesDescription based upon print version of record.0-87745-540-6 Contents; Foreword by Albert E. Stone; Dedication; Paul Engle: A Poem; Eva; Tom; The Drug Scene; News and the Boy; The Importance of Uncles; Hiawatha and My Aunt Bertha; The Glory of the Senses; The Horse and I; Those Damn Jews; Remember Memorial Day?; That Fabulous Old Fourth of July; Where the World Seems Right and Good - The Iowa State Fair; Our Dangerous Thanksgiving; Christmas Eve and My Mother's Hands; An Old-Fashioned ChristmasMore than any other individual, Paul Engle was the spirited force behind the creative writing workshops now so abundant in America. His indomitable nature, enthusiasm, and great persuasive powers, coupled with his distinguished reputation as a poet, loomed large behind the founding of the influential Iowa Writers' Workshop. A Lucky American Childhood will appeal to people with memories of the small-town America that Paul Engle describes with such affectionate realism and to all those interested in the roots of this renowned man of letters.Singular LivesCedar Rapids (Iowa) -- Social life and customsEngle, Paul, 1908-1991 -- Childhood and youthPoets, American -- 20th century -- BiographyPoets, AmericanBiography20th centuryAmerican LiteratureHILCCEnglishHILCCLanguages & LiteraturesHILCCCedar Rapids (Iowa)Social life and customsCedar Rapids (Iowa) -- Social life and customs.Engle, Paul, 1908-1991 -- Childhood and youth.Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography.Poets, AmericanBiographyAmerican LiteratureEnglishLanguages & Literatures811.52811/.52973.9092Engle Paul1490805AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910778731203321A lucky American childhood3712248UNINA