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1 Never a Secondhand Man: James Jones and the Perils of Homecoming
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface: What We Bring Home ix
- Introduction: Hemingway’s Shadow 1
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Part 1 Cowboys on the Wartime Frontier
- 1 Never a Secondhand Man: James Jones and the Perils of Homecoming 21
- 2 The Big Noise: Stewart Stern’s Long March to Gar Naruah 51
- 3 The “Age of Heroes” Edward Field and Gay Authenticity in the Midst of War 75
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Part 2 Coming Home
- 4 The Hipster, the Prophet, and the Angel: Writers on the Edge of Eternity 93
- 5 The Men Who Came Running: James Jones and the Handy Writers’ Colony 120
- 6 Waiting for Peter Pan: Adulthood and How to Attain It 141
- 7 The Continuing Adventures of Icarus: Edward Field’s Life in the Postwar Closet 167
- Conclusion: A Nation of Gray Flannel Men 191
- Acknowledgments 215
- Notes 217
- Index 247
- About the Author 251
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface: What We Bring Home ix
- Introduction: Hemingway’s Shadow 1
-
Part 1 Cowboys on the Wartime Frontier
- 1 Never a Secondhand Man: James Jones and the Perils of Homecoming 21
- 2 The Big Noise: Stewart Stern’s Long March to Gar Naruah 51
- 3 The “Age of Heroes” Edward Field and Gay Authenticity in the Midst of War 75
-
Part 2 Coming Home
- 4 The Hipster, the Prophet, and the Angel: Writers on the Edge of Eternity 93
- 5 The Men Who Came Running: James Jones and the Handy Writers’ Colony 120
- 6 Waiting for Peter Pan: Adulthood and How to Attain It 141
- 7 The Continuing Adventures of Icarus: Edward Field’s Life in the Postwar Closet 167
- Conclusion: A Nation of Gray Flannel Men 191
- Acknowledgments 215
- Notes 217
- Index 247
- About the Author 251