Re: “” Feb. 18 Matthew D. Stewart column.
Thank you for remembering Wallace Stegner through his devoted fan letters. I only discovered his work last year (beginning with “Angle of Repose”), and had to read the rest of his fiction right on through. He was a consummate American, had a tough life growing up, but kept his values intact as he developed his writing genius.
Stegner at times had a gruff exterior (which came through along with much humor in some of his later fictional characters), but it was clear to all who knew him that his heart was golden, and according to his biographer Jackson J. Benson, had a large capacity for love. I would like to have met him. And finally the West owes him a huge debt of gratitude for his life-long efforts to save its natural beauty.
Jim Zelenski,ɴǴǻ
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