In a literary career spanning more than fifty years, Wallace Stegner
created a remarkable record of the history and culture of
twentieth-century America. Each of the thirty-one stories contained in
this volume embody some of the best virtues and values to be found in
contemporary fiction, demonstrating why the author is acclaimed as one
of America's master storytellers.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of
classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700
titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works
throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the
series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and
notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as
up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.