Description: Description Title: Wisconsin is my doorstep: A Dramatist's Yarn Book of Wisconsin Lore Author: Robert E. Gard / Decorations by Frank Utpatel Description: Signed by Gard on half-title page. First Edition stated. Boards in plum-colored cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Bit of sticker remainder on front free endpaper, else clean. Dust jacket is edge-worn; has a large, tape-repaired tear on the front panel; spine faded; not price clipped ($3.50); in an archival mylar sleeve. xv, 194 pages. Twelves yarns of Wisconsin lore, stories passed down by generations, here skillfully told by Gard, who in their telling combines straight narrative, dramatic conversation, and quotations from original sources. Robert E. Gard (1910-1992) was a prominent dramatist, folklorist and professor emeritus of creative writing at University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as the founder of the Wisconsin Idea Theater, the Wisconsin Regional Writers' Association, the School of the Arts in Rhinelander, and the publishing corporation Wisconsin House. His WHA-Radio program, and WHA-TV program in the later-1950s, ''Wisconsin Is My Doorstep,'' was well-known to the people of Wisconsin. Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (1905-1980), a lifelong resident of Wisconsin, best known for his Arkham House book covers. Binding: Hardcover Condition: Very Good+ Jacket Condition: Good– Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co. Place: New York - London - Toronto Year: 1948 Keywords: Folklore
Price: 34.86 USD
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Signed By: Robert E. Gard
Book Title: Wisconsin is my doorstep
Signed: Yes
Narrative Type: Fiction
Original Language: English
Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co.
Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults
Edition: First Edition
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1948
Type: Short Stories
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Author: Robert E. Gard
Features: Dust Jacket
Genre: Literature
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Wisconsin, Folklore
