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ISBN
9780786426713
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10
0786426713
ISBN-13
9780786426713
eBay Product ID (ePID)
54363562

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Horizon Chasers : the Lives and Adventures of Richard Halliburton and Paul Mooney
Publication Year
2007
Subject
Popular Culture, General, Essays & Travelogues
Type
Textbook
Author
Gerry Max
Subject Area
Travel, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Perfect

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2007-000082
Dewey Edition
22
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
910.4092/273 B
Table Of Content
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: A Modern Ulysses 1. "Don Peyote" 2. A Growing Boy 3. New York Confidential 4. Streets of Paris 5. "The Farm" 6. Romantic Richard 7. Ghostwriting Ritual 8. Veiled Salome 9. Marvel-land 10. Vagabondia 11. Mask of Celebrity 12. "I Knew Hitler" 13. Olympian Detachment 14. House in Flight 15. "Pacifica" 16. The Halliburton Chinese Junk Expedition 17. The Royal Road from Hong Kong 18. To Dare or to Be in Debt 19. Earth, Air, Fire--and Water Appendix A: Seven Poems by Paul Mooney Appendix B: Letters A Note on Sources Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
This biography records the life and adventures of Halliburton and Mooney, focusing'as no other Halliburton biography has'on the productive literary collaboration between the two. Drawing on the recollections of people who knew them both, the work discusses their backgrounds, the early years of their acquaintance, and their possible romantic relationship. Finally, their fateful journey to Hong Kong and the ill-advised voyage of the Sea Dragon is described in detail. A good deal of first-hand evidence is provided by William Alexander, Paul Mooney's best friend and designer of Halliburton's Laguna Beach house. Appendices contain seven poems by Mooney and facsimile letters, including one of praise written by Richard Halliburton to William Alexander. Never-before-published photographs are also included., Richard Halliburton was the quintessential world traveler of the early 20th century. A partnership with gifted editor and ghost writer Paul Mooney produced excellent work and became a personal relationship. This biography records the life and adventures of Halliburton and Mooney, focusing on the productive literary collaboration between the two., Richard Halliburton was the quintessential world traveler of the early 20th century. In 1930, his celebrity equaled that of Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart. Halliburton called himself a "horizon chaser" and recommended that one should see the world before committing to a routine. Not only did he live up to his ideal, but he was eager to write about his adventures. A prolific partnership with gifted editor and ghost writer Paul Mooney produced excellent work, and theirs became a close personal relationship. Sadly, Halliburton and Mooney disappeared at sea on March 24, 1939, along with the entire crew of Halliburton's Chinese junk Sea Dragon, as they attempted to cross the Pacific from Hong Kong to the San Francisco World's Fair. This biography records the life and adventures of Halliburton and Mooney, focusing--as no other Halliburton biography has--on the productive literary collaboration between the two. Drawing on the recollections of people who knew them both, the work discusses their backgrounds, the early years of their acquaintance, and their possible romantic relationship. Finally, their fateful journey to Hong Kong and the ill-advised voyage of the Sea Dragon is described in detail. A good deal of first-hand evidence is provided by William Alexander, Paul Mooney's best friend and designer of Halliburton's Laguna Beach house. Appendices contain seven poems by Mooney and facsimile letters, including one of praise written by Richard Halliburton to William Alexander. Never-before-published photographs are also included.
LC Classification Number
G226.H3M39 2007

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