Reviews for Literary Journalism in the Twentieth Century

The average rating for Literary Journalism in the Twentieth Century based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-01-10 00:00:00 Kristina Cox Having never read a Zane Grey novel, I don't know what led me to this book. Biography is my preferred genre, and the "adventures" part promised a good story. I think I dismissed "his women" as maybe something about his bachelor life or maybe some Annie Oakley types he met out west. Was I surprised! I think his contemporary fans (as I envision them) would have been shocked. Pauly spares the details, but the picture is clear. Their lives with Grey belie their photos, which show these women as wholesome and modern for our times and theirs. Grey's condemnations of "jazz age morals" certainly helped to build his image (or brand) and the hypocrisy was a well covered trail. Pauly says this was only knowable in the last 10 years. The early letters of wife Dolly are almost too painful to read. She deserves a bio of her own. She apparently took stock of her position and found fulfillment in raising children, business (a bank president!) and travel. Grey was clearly intelligent, remarkably handsome and athletic. His flexibility is exemplified in transitions from dentistry to baseball, to roping mountain lions, to writing, to pioneering in the film industry, and inventing his own reel for sport fishing. He emerged from childhood with emotional and financial needs. Pauly does a good job in presenting all of this. The book details what is known of his childhood and early adulthood, how he came to travel west, the novels, the movies, the outdoor life. Pauly has piqued my interest in the Zane Grey novel... perhaps I'll try one.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-10-02 00:00:00 John Tidwell "The first full length biography of Zane Grey in over 30 years." The title captures the essence of the book. Each"The first full length biography of Zane Grey in over 30 years." The title captures the essence of the book. Each facet (life, adventures, women) was thoroughly explored. Extensive bibliography and notes 4*