Betty Smith : life of the author of A tree grows in Brooklyn / Valerie Raleigh Yow.

Author/creator Yow, Valerie Raleigh
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill, N.C. : Wolf's Pond Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxii, 430 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Subjects
Smith, Betty, 1896-1972.
Smith, Betty, 1896-1972--Characters.
Authors, American--20th century. --Biography.
Women authors, American--20th century. --Biography.
German Americans--Biography.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Biography.
Ann Arbor (Mich.)--Biography.
Chapel Hill (N.C.)--Biography.

Contents Writing chooses you, 1896-1936: The Brooklyn of my childhood, 1896-1910 -- Growing up, ingredients for a full life, 1910-1919 -- Love, marriage, and plays in Michigan, 1919-1931 -- That all-gone feeling in my stomach, 1931-1936 -- A compelling feeling, 1936-1943: Chapel Hill with Robert Finch, 1936-1938 -- Something terrifying, 1939-1940 -- They lived in Brooklyn, 1941-1942 -- A tree grows in Brooklyn, 1943 -- An upside-down world, 1943 -- A jammed-up period, 1944-1958: Fame and success and money, 1944 -- Home is a kind of immortality, 1945-1948 -- Tomorrow will be better, 1948-1949 -- Heart's desire, 1950-1957 -- Maggie-now, 1957-1958 -- A certain word, 1959-1972: The solace of writing, 1959-1964 -- Joy in the morning, 1961-1965 -- The long goodnight, 1966-1972.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 351-417) and index.
LCCN 2007937593
ISBN9780970224934 (hbk.)
ISBN0970224931 (hbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner NC Stacks PS3537.M2895 Z995 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner NC Stacks PS3537.M2895 Z995 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold