Ernest Hemingway: Artifacts From a Life

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For many, Ernest Hemingway remains more a compilation of myths than a person: soldier, sportsman, lover, expat and, of course, writer.

But the actual life beneath these various legends remains elusive; what did he look like as a laughing child or young soldier What was his handwriting like and what did he say in his most personal letters How did the train tickets he held on his way from France to Spain or across the American Midwest feel, and what kind of notes did he take on his journeys This remarkable book answers these questions.

Featuring a foreword by Hemingways son Patrick and an afterword by his grandson Sean, the book has the intimate feel of being a member of the family.It tells the story of a major American icon through the objects he touched, the moments he saw, the thoughts he had every day.

Beautifully designed, including over 400 dazzling images of him at every stage of his life along with the letters, notes and miscellany that made his life so rich, it is an intimate, illuminating portrait like no other.

It is a one-of-a-kind, stunning tribute to one of the most titanic figures in literature.

Author Bio

Michael Katakis has authored a number of books including, Despatches, The Vietnam Veterans Memorial and, as editor, Sacred Trusts:Essays on Stewardship and Responsibility and Excavating Voices: Listeningto Photographs of Native Americans. His work has been translated into multiple languages and his writing and photography have been collected by a wide range of institutions including, The National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C., the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Library in London and Stanford Universitys Special Collections Department. In 1999, Michael was elected Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and in 2001 his, and Dr. Kris Hardins exhibition, A Time andPlace Before War, opened at the Geographical Society in London. The British Library acquired Michaels photographic work for their collection in 2008. The Library is now the repository for his entire work. He lives in France and the United States with his wife, anthropologist Kris Hardin.