LEADER 03048nam 22006733u 450 001 9910778731203321 005 20230207213213.0 010 $a1-58729-059-6 035 $a(CKB)111004365706758 035 $a(EBL)836677 035 $a(OCoLC)44961008 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000194783 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11183921 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000194783 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10241731 035 $a(PQKB)10712913 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC836677 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004365706758 100 $a20131216d1996|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA lucky American childhood$b[electronic resource] 210 $aIowa City $cUniversity of Iowa Press$d1996 215 $a1 online resource (231 p.) 225 1 $aSingular Lives 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87745-540-6 327 $aContents; 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 Christmas 330 $aMore than any other individual, Paul Engle was the spirited force behind the creative writing workshops now so abundant in America. His indomitable nature, enthusiasm, and great persuasive powers, coupled with his distinguished reputation as a poet, loomed large behind the founding of the influential Iowa Writers' Workshop. A Lucky American Childhood will appeal to people with memories of the small-town America that Paul Engle describes with such affectionate realism and to all those interested in the roots of this renowned man of letters. 410 0$aSingular Lives 606 $aCedar Rapids (Iowa) -- Social life and customs 606 $aEngle, Paul, 1908-1991 -- Childhood and youth 606 $aPoets, American -- 20th century -- Biography 606 $aPoets, American$xBiography$y20th century 606 $aAmerican Literature$2HILCC 606 $aEnglish$2HILCC 606 $aLanguages & Literatures$2HILCC 607 $aCedar Rapids (Iowa)$xSocial life and customs 615 4$aCedar Rapids (Iowa) -- Social life and customs. 615 4$aEngle, Paul, 1908-1991 -- Childhood and youth. 615 4$aPoets, American -- 20th century -- Biography. 615 0$aPoets, American$xBiography 615 7$aAmerican Literature 615 7$aEnglish 615 7$aLanguages & Literatures 676 $a811.52 676 $a811/.52 676 $a973.9092 700 $aEngle$b Paul$01490805 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778731203321 996 $aA lucky American childhood$93712248 997 $aUNINA