New York: Viking, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first full-scale biography of this important America writer, one which explores both his life and his literary legacy. Drawing on nearly ten years of research, hundreds of hours of interviews, and unlimited access to his papers, this authorized biography traces the trajectory of Stegner's life from his prairie childhood in Saskatchewan to his teenage years in Salt Lake City, to his career as an award-winning writer, historian and environmentalist, who among things founded Stanford University's Creative Writing Program. Photographs, Notes and documentation, Index. xx, 472 pp. ISBN: 0-670862223.