A Rascal by Nature, A Christian by Yearning: A Mormon Autobiography

Salt Lake City, Utah: The University of Utah Press, 2006. N3 - A first edition (numberline starts at "1") hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Levi S. Peterson to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has scattered light scratches and rubbing, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Includes laid in ERRATA SHEET. 9.25"x6.25", 465 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. "I will introduce myself with a few facts. I was born and raised in Snowflake, a Mormon town in northern Arizona. I have lived most of my adult life in the cities of the American West. Although I consider myself a religious person, I know very little about God. At first I intended this book to be about wilderness, but as I wrote it, it became an autobiography with many themes. Peterson has won a wide readership for his novels and short stories, his prizewinning biography of historian Juanita Brooks, and the essays that have appeared with regularity in the western and Mormon literary and historical journals. In his autobiography, Peterson describes growing up on the Mormon frontier of rural Arizona, his growing skepticism with his Mormon faith, his teaching career at Weber State University, and his struggle to understand and master personal crises of confidence that kept him in therapy for almost two decades. Of particular interest to readers familiar with Peterson's fiction are the many pages devoted to the creative process.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.