Robert Frost, a Biography: The "Official" Life of the Poet

An In-depth Biography Of Poet Robert Frost Reveals The Complex Man Behind The Familiar Poetry. Part I: The Early Years -- Of Background And Beginnings -- San Francisco Childhood Years -- A Return To New England -- He Conquers Who Conquers Himself -- More Strides In Self-discipline -- Out Of High School--and College -- Frustrations And Publication -- Reconciliation And Marriage -- Early Married Years And Harvard -- Entering Upon A Farmer's Life -- New Attitude--new Responses -- Teaching At Pinkerton Academy -- Plymouth And The Eve Of Departure -- In England--a Boy's Will -- Issuance Of North Of Boston -- A Rural-england Setting -- Heading Homeward -- Part Ii: The Years Of Triumph -- Homecoming -- From Nowhere Up To Somewhere -- My Own Strategic Retreat -- Return To Boston -- Making Friends--and Enemies -- My Voice And Manner -- Death Of A Soldier-poet -- The Amherst Idea -- Jeanie -- Trouble In Franconia -- Transplanted: A New Start -- Explorations -- The Michigan Fellowship -- The Long Trail -- A Round Of Readings -- The Pulls On Me -- Yes I Suppose I Am A Puritan -- In The Councils Of The Bold -- Freed From Obligation -- Sickness And Scatteration -- Speaking Of Contraries -- Helping To Shape An Image -- To Europe For Health -- Good Old Folkways -- Encouraging Younger Poets -- A Farm For Myself -- Friendship Means Favor -- No Artist Should Have A Family -- Things In Pairs Ordained -- A Further Range -- A Harvard Year -- Pride Of Ancestry -- Strike That Blow For Me -- And I The Last...part Iii: The Later Years -- A Reckless And Dangerous Mood -- Boston: A New Life -- Trials Of Strength And Suppleness -- Hanging Round Education -- Friends And Neighbors -- The Death Of The Dark Child -- A Witness Tree -- On The Home Front -- Dabbling In Drama -- One Step Backward Taken -- My Family Luck -- Speaking Of Loyalty -- Friends Lost And Found -- The Demand For Me -- An English Diary -- Washington: The Pound Affair -- Poetry Ad Power -- In The Clearing -- Russia: A Final Mission -- Deeper Into Life. By Lawrance Thompson And R.h. Winnick. The Authorized Life Of The Poet Condensed Into A Single Volume Edited By Edward Connery Lathem. Includes Index.