Tiger on the Road: The Life of Vardis Fisher - Softcover

Woodward, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0870043331 ISBN 13: 9780870043338

Publisher: Caxton Pr, 1989

Synopsis

This is the first complete biography of one of the greatest pioneers of Western literature. Fisher was an author whose lifestyle was as colorful and unpredictable as his writing. He was often controversial, frequently infuriating, and never boring. In a career spanning four decades and thirty-six books, Fisher was a relentless prober of human evasions.

About this title

About the Author:

Tim Woodward, like Vardis Fisher before him, is an Idaho native. Born in Boise, he gained his B.A. in Journalism from the University of Idaho in Moscow in 1971, then moved back to Boise where he began writing news at the Idaho Statesman in 1975 and has since published three books, all collections of his columns, Shirttail Journalist, McCracker Takes A Vacation, and Here in Curmudgeon's Corner (Fenwick Books).

Woodward became interested in learning more about Fisher's life during a visit to Idaho's Antelope country in southeast Idaho, the setting for most of Fisher's first books. Returning home he discovered there were no true Fisher biographies and began working on Tiger on the Road. The book took four years of Woodward's spare time to complete.

Review:

But the most significant comment to be made about Tiger on the Road is that whoever reads it will want to read Vardis Fisher. The frustrating part will be finding his books. -- Bonnie Taylor, Tri-City Herald, April 15, 1990

About this edition

• Publisher: Caxton Pr
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0870043331
• ISBN 13: 9780870043338
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 269