{"product_id":"backstory-9781496863232","title":"Backstory: A Literary Life on the Run","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor every published article there is a backstory of behind-the-scenes adventures. Between 1980 and 2000, Dean Faulkner Wells and Lawrence Wells traveled coast to coast on magazine assignments. \u003ci\u003eBackstory: A Literary Life on the Run \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how unexpected events played a major role in each article. The collection of twenty-five articles begins with Dean’s interview with Willie \"Suicide\" Jones, her late father’s wing walker and fellow barnstormer, and ends with Dean’s fond recollection of a childhood Christmas at Rowan Oak, home of her uncle William Faulkner. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In between, the couple travels to Wounded Knee, scene of the tragic massacre of Big Foot and his band of Sioux, where Dean tears out a lock of hair and ties it to a fence in spiritual kinship. In Little Rock, the couple spends an evening with authors Charles Portis and Dee Brown. In San Francisco, they interview California jazz artists \"Wild Mango\" and singer\/guitarist Joyce Cooling. They drive the Santa Fe Trail and tour Palo Duro Canyon near Amarillo, Texas. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e There are personal moments such as attending author Budd Schulberg’s wedding reception in Montauk, New York, and dining at the home of Jackson Pollock’s widow, Lee Krasner. At a Memorial Day party in Long Island, film star Lauren Bacall tells Dean, \"Hey, you sound more like me than me!\" In Daphne, Alabama, Dean visits her longtime friend Peets Buffett, mother of Jimmy Buffett. In a Louisiana swamp, Larry has trouble finding an alligator to photograph until Dean points to a gator dozing at his feet. In Las Vegas, Dean’s addiction to slot machines leads to a domestic squabble. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eBackstory \u003c\/i\u003ereveals a marriage of mind and spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 August 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePage count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 229 mm; Width 152 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781496863232\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dean Faulkner Wells","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":50207280660730,"sku":"9781496863232","price":69.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/9781496863232.jpg?v=1788222386","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/backstory-9781496863232","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}