The Irrational Allure of Writers’ Houses*
*Adapted for Literary Traveler from the Introduction to A Skeptic’s Guide To Writers’ Houses By Anne Trubek Around the time the housing collapse hit New…
Tag: American Authors
John Muir and the Family Ranch in Martinez
John Muir was the prophet of a new order that looked to nature for guidance and inspiration. His legacy, along with creating national parks like Yosem…
James Dickey’s Leesburg: The House of Deliverance
by Mac Carey The small historic town of Leesburg Virginia certainly doesn’t bring forth my atavistic desires and primordial rage, even less so does the…
Robert Laxalt’s Nevada
by Peter Mires “My father was a sheepherder, and his home was the hills.” -Sweet Promised Land (1957) To many Americans, Nevada is a place…
Red Cloud, Nebraska: Willa Cather’s Lifelong Muse
by Sue Repko As I drove west toward Grand Island, Nebraska, the psychic battle for my literary allegiance kicked into high gear. Would I continue…
Strong Pioneer Women: Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Western Classics
by Rachel McGinnis Laura Ingalls Wilder was born on February 7, 1867 in Pepin, Wisconsin, the daughter of Charles and Caroline Ingalls. This prolific American…
Traveler, Writer, Citizen: The James Michener Museum in Doylestown, PA
by Jennifer Ciotta Donning Texan-style bolo ties and large-brimmed cowboy hats, James Michener appeared as if he just stepped out of a Western movie. Spending…
Traveling With Jo-Ann Mapson: A 21st Century Western Writer
by Marie Loggia-Kee Writer Marie Loggia-Kee shares with the readers of Literary Traveler her inspiring phone interview with Western writer, Jo-Ann Mapson. (Photo Credit: Stewart…
Tarzan in Los Angeles: The Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs
by David Silon When considering which author I should investigate, I figured the best place to start is right in my own backyard. But since…
Hunter S. Thompson’s Puerto Rican Rum Diary
by Emma Stratton Hunter S. Thompson was 22 when he began work on The Rum Diary, a novel based on his own experiences working as…