The continent's edge : papers, 1978-1979.

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The continent's edge : papers, 1978-1979.

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The plot follows the fortunes of the Kinsales, a pioneer oil-drilling family, from 1923-to 1940. Its cast of characters includes historical figures such as Hearst, Giannini, and Wendell Wilkie, whose presidential campaign thrusts the Kinsales into the midst of some California Republican wheeling and dealing. The papers include a photocopy of the 1019-page typescript which includes the printer's notes, corrections by Busch, and those of the stylist for Simon and Schuster.

.75 linear ft.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Busch, Niven, 1930-

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Busch, Niven, 1903-1991

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American novelist and screenwriter. From the description of The continent's edge : papers, 1978-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122546280 Niven Busch, a graduate of Princeton University, began his literary career as a writer for Time magazine and the New Yorker when they were in their infancy. In 1931 he moved to Los Angeles and became a screenwriter; among his successful screenplays was THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE. After his own novel, DUEL IN THE SUN, was made into...