An edition of The shortstop's son (1997)

The shortstop's son

essays and journalism

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An edition of The shortstop's son (1997)

The shortstop's son

essays and journalism

Through these varied essays on politics, ethics, music, race, and culture Philip Martin admits "a minor obsession" with what he calls "the American Frolic" - the essential lack of seriousness with which many of us approach the questions inherent in living in a free society.

He observes that Americans have been conditioned to react, not to consider; that while we are very good at ripostes and snappy comebacks, at cracking wise and looking smart, we often fail to authentically engage the issues with which we pretend to be most concerned. We inadvertently talk past one another, he says, resorting to cant and partisan boilerplate.

In the essays presented in The Shortstop's Son, Philip Martin rigorously resists easy labels and rote ideological truths. He pursues more subtle meanings with a common-sense lucidity and a fundamental compassion for humanity. Whether writing about the mythos built upon Bonnie and Clyde's bullet-ridden Ford or the ignoble death and burial of blues legend Blind Lemon Jefferson, Martin strikes the chord that both moves and informs.

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Language
English
Pages
191

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The shortstop's son: essays and journalism
1997, University of Arkansas Press
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Edition Notes

Many of the essays originally appeared in the Arkansas Democrat gazette.

Published in
Fayetteville

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
814/.54
Library of Congress
PN4874.M4826 A25 1997, PN4874.M4826A25 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 191 p. ;
Number of pages
191

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL668949M
Internet Archive
shortstopssoness0000mart
ISBN 10
1557284830, 1557284849
LCCN
97014766
OCLC/WorldCat
36942395
Library Thing
4411547
Goodreads
3982691

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