In remembrance of the author and critic, along with links to some of Sandlin’s work
Tag: Wicked River
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In The Distancers, the past is another Illinois countryside
The Distancers, Lee Sandlin’s newest, is an austerely beautiful remembrance of his southern Illinois family.
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Considering the majesty and malevolence of tornadoes
Lee Sandlin’s Storm Kings: On the mystery, majesty, and malevolence of tornadoes
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A good way to start the week
Lee Sandlin’s site has been updated (h/t Nina) with a preview of his forthcoming book, as well as his 1984 Reader cover story “The Road to Nowhere,” about the ontology of the American freeway system (I was moved to find out that, like myself, he had an obsession with maps; during “quiet reading time” in […]