{"product_id":"norman-macleans-a-river-runs-through-it-the-search-for-beauty-paperback","title":"Norman Maclean's \"A River Runs through It\": The Search for Beauty - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge H. Jensen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHeidi Skurat Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorman Maclean's \"A River Runs through It\" The Search for Beauty \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book-length study of Norman Maclean or any of his works. Since the publication of \"A River Runs through It\" in 1976, readers and critics have considered it to be one of the most carefully crafted stories in American literature, in terms of both its structure and its style. The beauty of the story came with much hard work. This study traces Maclean's revisions through four handwritten drafts and three typescripts, quoting extensively from previously unpublished material. The analysis of Maclean's composition process lays the foundation for original and detailed discussions of other aspects of Maclean's craft, such as his approach to genre and style. The study publishes for the first time the complete text of the notes that Maclean wrote after the first draft of \"A River Runs through It.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge H. Jensen\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor Emeritus with the Department of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Arkansas Little Rock. His books include \u003cem\u003ePersonality and the Teaching of Composition\u003c\/em\u003e (with John K. DiTiberio, 1989), \u003ci\u003eStorytelling in Alcoholics Anonymous: A Rhetorical \u003c\/i\u003eAnalysis (2000), \u003cem\u003eIdentities Across Texts\u003c\/em\u003e (2002), and \u003ci\u003eThe Ethics of Nonfiction: Rhetoric, Ethos, and Identity \u003c\/i\u003e(2023). In addition these scholarly works, he has written \u003ci\u003eSome of the Words are Theirs: A Memoir of an Alcoholic Family\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). He currently lives in Roanoke, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeidi Skurat Harris\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor and the Graduate Coordinator with the Department of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She is co-author (with Michael Greer) of \u003cem\u003eMultimedia in the College Classroom: Improve Learning and Connect with Students in Online and Hybrid Classes \u003c\/em\u003e(2024). She is also the lead editor of the \u003cem\u003eBedford Bibliography of Research in Online Writing Instruction \u003c\/em\u003e(2017). She has published creative nonfiction and research on professional development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52960131744051,"sku":"9781032806983","price":99.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/KdvRN7Nj4Y9781032806983.webp?v=1768478111","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/norman-macleans-a-river-runs-through-it-the-search-for-beauty-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}