Memoirs of a Bookman by J Matthews HARDBACK 9780821409374

Memoirs of a BookmanAuthor(s): Jack Matthews\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Ohio University Press, United States\nImprint: Ohio University Press\nISBN-13: 9780821409374, 978-0821409374\nSynopsis\nThese memoirs are the reminiscences of Jack Matthews: his adventures in seeking out, collecting, and reading old and rare books, along with reflections upon time, memory, and other mysteries. In one piece, he measures the psychological distance from when he first saw Lake Erie at the age of fourthe sight of which \""took his breath away\""to many decades later, when, as he was flying from Detroit to Cleveland, Lake Erie revealed both shores and gave his breath back, depriving him of the first absolute he can remember. Elsewhere, he ponders upon how strangely our lifespans overlap others, telling about his father driving in his Model T and picking up an old Indian who said he'd been a scout for Custer, surviving Big Horn by hiding under corpses.\n Such purviews, Matthews believes, give a sense o""