Nobody Rich or Famous: A Family Memoir

by Richard Shelton

Book Overview

Once in a while, a book comes along that redefines the concept of family. Frank McCourt did it with Angela's Ashes; Annie Dillard did it with An American Childhood. In Nobody Rich or Famous, author Richard Shelton (b. 1933) immerses us in the hardscrabble lives of his Boise, Idaho, clan during the 1930s and '40s. Using a framework of journals, road trips, and artful storytelling, Shelton traces three generations of women. We meet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816533997
• ISBN13: 9780816533992
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"