2. The Legend and the Man

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PERMISSIONS v
3. In Memory of Thomas Wolfe, 1900-1938 and In Honor of Our Friendship vii
4. CONTENTS ix
5. ILLUSTRATIONS x
6. THOMAS WOLFE MEMOIR OF A FRIENDSHIP
7. THE TWO MEN 1
8. 1. "Watch for the Name of Thomas Wolfe!" 5
9. 2. The Legend and the Man 12
10. 3. Heaving His Troubled Tongue 22
11. 4. The Web of Earth 29
12. 5. The Lost Boy 45
13. 6. A Psychic Disturbance 51
14. 7. Mountain Journey 69
15. 8. The Crisis 101
16. 9. The Mottled Sky 112
17. 10. Repeated Pleasure 121
18. 11. Thomas Wolfe and Maxwell Perkins— Men of High Order 133
19. 12. A Good Man: End and Eternal 140