Ink Trails II: Michigan's Famous and Forgotten Authors

by Dave Dempsey, Jack Dempsey

Overview

From authors of bodice rippers and gallant figures to hometown poetry, hearty men, and tales of American originals, the history of literature in Michigan is deep and rich. The Wolverine State has been the birthplace, home, and inspiration to a tremendous number of men and women of letters, both the well-known and the obscure. Ink Trails II tells the stories of these fascinating and diverse writers whose talent is inextricably linked to Michigan.
Exploring the hidden treasures of otherwise forgotten authors while also acknowledging the Michigan-set stories of giants like Hemingway, Dave and Jack Dempsey delve into the state’s literary heritage, as robust, diverse, and inexhaustible as the natural beauty of the place that nurtured it. This second volume of “ink trails” continues to tell the story of the remarkable writers, powerful words, and sublime nature of Michigan in the same well-researched and entertaining prose as the first.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611862072
Publisher:	Michigan State University Press
Publication date:	03/01/2016
Edition description:	1
Pages:	150
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Dave Dempsey is the author and coauthor of eight nonfiction books and was named Michigan Author of the Year by the Michigan Library Association and the Michigan Center for the Book in 2009.
Jack Dempsey is a lawyer, history advocate, and author.
 

Table of Contents

Preface Dave Dempsey ix

Preface Jack Dempsey xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Baker and Thornton: Liberal Artists 1

Mary Frances Doner: Beyond Bodice Ripping 15

Frances Margaret Fox: A Refuge for Children 27

Donald Joseph Goines: A Graphic Life 35

Ernest Miller Hemingway: Man and Nature 44

James Beardsley Hendryx: Hearty Men and Brave Boys 52

Russell Amos Kirk: Pillar of Tradition 61

Della Thompson Lutes: Gallant Figure 72

Moore and Guest: Hometown Poets 82

Arnold Mulder: Dutch Americans and Dunes 98

John Tobin Nevill: Unlikely Yooper 106

Constance Maybury Rourke: An American Original 117

Allan John Braitwaite Seager: The Forgotten Hemingway 126

Glendon Swarthout: Impossible to Pin Down 136

Harold Titus: Author on the Forestry Frontier 145

Orlando Bolivar Willcox: Heroic Author 153

Notes 165

Editorial Reviews

The Dempsey Brothers have done readers a service with this collection of colorful portraits of Michigan authors—those who are world-renowned and especially those who have been undeservedly forgotten. I look forward to exploring the works of a number of writers with whom I was not familiar until I read this delightful book.”
—Jerry Dennis, author of A Walk in the Animal Kingdom and The Living Great Lakes

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