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Bad man blues : a portable George Garrett / foreword by Richard Bausch ; introduction by Allen Wier.
| Author/creator | Garrett, George |
| Other author | Wright, Stuart, 1948- former owner. |
| Other author | Garrett, George, 1929-2008 former owner. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Dallas, Tex. : Southern Methodist University Press, 1998. |
| Description | xxix, 198 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents | Foreword. Many voices / Richard Bausch -- Introduction. Skin and bones : George Garrett's living spirits / Allan Wier -- Short stories. Genius baby. To guess a riddle, to stumble on the secret name. The pornographer. A letter that will never be written. The right thing to do at the time. Dixie dreamland. The misery and the glory of Texas Pete. Bad man blues. Three occasional pieces -- Academic anecdotes. Body and soul in Connecticut (Wesleyan). A great big one (Rome). Send me in, coach (Rice). A hole in my shoe (Princeton). Come on, baby, light my fire (South Carolina). Garbage and other collectibles (Bennington). Flying elephants (Michigan). Snickering in solitary (Virginia). A perfect stranger (Alabama) -- Essays. Hanging from the trestle while the train goes by : some notes on working for a living. It hums, it sings and dances. Locker room talk : notes on the social history of football. Heroes. Going to see the elephant : why we write stories. The lost brother : summoning up the ghost of who I might have been. |
| Local note | Joyner Wright Coll. copy inscribed on t.p. "Merry Christmas 1998 ... to Col. Stuart [Wright] ... George Garrett, 12/9/98." Includes dust jacket. Stuart Wright Book Collection #160.4. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, George Garrett Papers, in Joyner Library Special Collections. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Wright Coll. copy Purchased from Stuart Wright, 2012 |
| LCCN | 98026106 |
| ISBN | 0870744399 (cloth : alk. paper) |