Paper Trail

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Over the years, Michael Dorris—award-winning anthropologist, nonfiction writer, and bestselling novelist—has written essays on a remarkably wide range of topics reflective of the many hats he has worn: father, son, and husband; scholar, professor, and student; writer; critic; activist; traveler; and observer. His pieces have appeared everywhere from the New York Times to Ladies' Home Journal to Booklist and, collected here, show that whatever his subject, Michael Dorris is consistently thought-provoking.
In Paper Trail, Dorris reminisces about the mother and grandmother who raised him, recalling the time he and his mother went backstage in Louisville to meet Tyrone Power. He wrestles with the painful recognition of his adopted son's affliction with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, exposing his feelings and failings in a way that clearly shows the complexities of dealing with that dilemma. He gives keen insights into contemporary Native
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Over the years, Michael Dorris—award-winning anthropologist, nonfiction writer, and bestselling novelist—has written essays on a remarkably wide range of topics reflective of the many hats he has worn: father, son, and husband; scholar, professor, and student; writer; critic; activist; traveler; and observer. His pieces have appeared everywhere from the New York Times to Ladies' Home Journal to Booklist and, collected here, show that whatever his subject, Michael Dorris is consistently thought-provoking.
In Paper Trail, Dorris reminisces about the mother and grandmother who raised him, recalling the time he and his mother went backstage in Louisville to meet Tyrone Power. He wrestles with the painful recognition of his adopted son's affliction with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, exposing his feelings and failings in a way that clearly shows the complexities of dealing with that dilemma. He gives keen insights into contemporary Native
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Praise for Previous Books by Michael Dorris
The Crown of Columbus
"[T/ie Crown of Columbus is] compelling entertainment fast-paced, fluently written." —New York Times
"Splendid a novel to cherish and reread an original genre, using the frame of an adventure yam to house a love story and a novel of ideas." —New Woman
The Broken Cord
"It is not enough to say The Broken Cord is good; it's written like a prayer from the heart." —Los AnGELES Times
"A big, revolutionary book about integrating science and love .easy to read, hard to take, but not sad, because there's just too much love iu it."
—Boston Globe
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water
"The writing here is powerful and deeply evocative of scene and place. Michael Dorris has created a set of characters so real that they seem to acquire lives of their own, almost, off the printed page." —mademoiselle
"Dazzling the three tales resonate." —San FranCISCO CHRONICLE Working Men
"Lush and mystical Dorris is a wonderful observer [with] a remarkable ability to get inside the skin of people unhke himself In aU of these stories there is hope, a chance for real understanding," —Miami Herald
"Each story is revealing and moving; together, they stand hke a series of portraits painted by an artist with a unique and seemingly unlimited palette." —milwaukee journal Vissza