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Hole in the Sky: A Memoir Paperback – June 1, 1993

by William Kittredge (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 73 ratings
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William Kittredge's stunning memoir is at once autobiography, a family chronicle, and a Westerner's settling of accounts with the land he grew up in. This is the story of a grandfather whose single-minded hunger for property won him a ranch the size of Delaware but estranged him from his family; of a father who farmed with tractors and drainage ditches but consorted with movie stars; and of Kittredge himself, who was raised by cowboys and saw them become obsolete, who floundered through three marriages, hard drinking, and madness before becoming a writer. Host hauntingly, Hole in the Sky is an honest reckoning of the American myth that drove generations of Americans westward -- and what became of their dream after they reached the edge.
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    June 1, 1993
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    5.19 x 0.64 x 8 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    0679740066
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0679740063
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"A pleasure to read ... [Kittredge] has written a remarkably frank account of his own life, and at every stage it was interesting.... You will not have read another Western like this."

-- Washington Post Book World

"A grand and true story by one of our finest writers."

-- Annie Dillard



"The story of the Kittredges ... intersects mightily with the myth of American expansion and 'improvement' of the 'wilderness.'... a valuable memoir that should be read with care ... [Kittredge's] voice should be a prophetic one."

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redge's stunning memoir is at once autobiography, a family chronicle, and a Westerner's settling of accounts with the land he grew up in. This is the story of a grandfather whose single-minded hunger for property won him a ranch the size of Delaware but estranged him from his family; of a father who farmed with tractors and drainage ditches but consorted with movie stars; and of Kittredge himself, who was raised by cowboys and saw them become obsolete, who floundered through three marriages, hard drinking, and madness before becoming a writer. Host hauntingly, Hole in the Sky is an honest reckoning of the American myth that drove generations of Americans westward -- and what became of their dream after they reached the edge.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group; First Edition (June 1, 1993)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 238 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0679740066
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0679740063
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.19 x 0.64 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 73 ratings

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Bill Powell
5.0 out of 5 stars Painful candor from a man torn between two cultures.
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2023
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Southeastern Oregon is a remote and beautiful place that is brought to life vividly by Kitteridge’s memoir.
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David
5.0 out of 5 stars Necessary reading to understand the West.
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2023
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The difficulty in unlearning what you knew.
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Choosey Susi
4.0 out of 5 stars Written in the rhythm of my soul
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2016
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My love affair continues. The rhythm of the words, sometimes more than the words themselves, stir up a romantic longing for simpler, yet harder times. Mr. Kittredge has a way of telling that creates an infatuation. A poetic cowboy, but in the way of an old Western, John Wayne. Leaves me forever sorrowful that I was born with the wrong constitution, I should be living on the plains of Montana or Wyoming, breathless at the sights and sounds of the way the land used to look before man claimed it.
If you love stories of the west, tales of how hard work can make men and women hard, and like to reminisce over times when the land was pure and untouched, this is a good fit. If you don't want to know the truth about the many bad choices Mr. Kittredge has made because you want to continue to behold him as your western hero, you may not like his story.
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Carla Inman
3.0 out of 5 stars Hole in the Sky, A memoir, by William Kittridge
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2007
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I bought this book because I live in Eastern Oregon and was eager to read a memoir of someone with literary skills and a regional ranching background. What I got was very satisfying writing, and an insight into agri-business. What I didn't like was the anxiety ridden, self-deprecating, mostly negative tone and typical alcoholic blaming of everyone else for one's shortcomings. In his defense, he was born into an era when male writers were influenced by others who were romanticized as self-obsessed and notorious drunks. Their literary license was seen as more important than the welfare of their loved ones. I kept waiting for him to "get it." He never did.
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R. E. Veatch, Jr.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read!
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2019
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Wow! What an outstanding book. I grew up nearby, and recall running into the author several times over the years, but I had no idea of much of this history and the close connections to my own life growing up in SE Oregon.
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Antonio
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy today
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021
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Excellent take on the West . . .
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Jeanne Aldrich
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulously well written book
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2013
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If I had to choose 10 books to take with me to heaven - or anywhere else - I would choose this as one of them. No kidding!!
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Barbara Kauffman
4.0 out of 5 stars It's too bad that it's not readily available
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2015
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Well written western biography. A life well examined. It's too bad that it's not readily available.
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