On a Silver Desert: The Life of Ernest Haycox

by Ernest Haycox Jr.

Book Overview

Vocal Republican, accomplished gardener, lover of large cars, Ernest Haycox was nothing if not three-dimensional. Despite a haphazard childhood that included abandonment by his parents, Haycox (1899-1950) decided early on to be a writer. Once he began he did not stop, approaching writing with both an unparalleled passion and a keen business sense that included normal business hours in a downtown Portland office.

Until now little has been...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806135646
• ISBN13: 9780806135649
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.5"