The Canals of Mars: A Memoir

by Gary Fincke

The Canals of Mars is a memoir that explores and ponders "weakness," which in Gary Fincke's family was the catch-all term for every possible human flaw-physical, psychological, or spiritual. Fincke grew up near Pittsburgh during the 1950s and 1960s, raised by blue-collar parents for whom the problems that beset people-from alcoholism to nearsightedness to asthma to fear of heights-were nothing but weaknesses.
In a highly engaging style,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870138804
• ISBN13: 9780870138805
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"