ROBERT MONTGOMERY BIRD.
by Dahl, Curtis
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
NY: Twayne Publisher Inc. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. (1963), 144pp, index, bibliography. VG in G+, price-clipped dj. A biography of the early nineteenth century dramatist and novelist, (1803-1854), a native Pennsylvanian, best known for his story of the Kentucky backwoods, NICK OF THE WOODS; OR, THE JIBBENAINOSAY. From the dj: "Bird's career is a reflection of the difficulties which a professional author faced in the America of the 1830's and the 1840's. Cheated by the actor Edwin Forrest of his just gains from his dramas, receiving almost nothing for his novels, unable to support himself by literary journalism, he was forced to turn to teaching medicine and editing a newspaper for livelihood.".
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- Bookseller
- Legacy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12001
- Title
- ROBERT MONTGOMERY BIRD.
- Author
- Dahl, Curtis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Twayne Publisher Inc.
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Keywords
- LITERARY BIOGRAPHY
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