Angle of Repose Resources
Websites
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Want to learn more about the life and work of the estimable Wallace Stegner? We got you covered.
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We know you were dying to know how to actually calculate an angle of repose. You were, right?
Articles and Interviews
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The Paris Review's legendary "Art of Fiction" series features tons of awesome interviews with legendary authors, and this chat with Stegner is no exception.
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This brief piece discusses the harsh realities miners faced when they decided to try their luck in one of the most brutal businesses on the planet.
Video
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Check out this killer interview with Stegner in which he discusses his approach to writing, history, and environmentalism.
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This documentary, produced several years before Stegner's death, provides a lot of awesome insight into the writer's life.
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Will learning how to actually calculate an angle of repose help you understand the book? Probably not. But there's nothing wrong with doing science for kicks.
Audio
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In this podcast, we get some killer insight into the massive influence Stegner has had on the modern environmentalist movement.
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In this episode of NPR's This I Believe, you'll hear a rebroadcast of a radio recording of Stegner from the '50s. Check it out.
Images
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Here is a mine. It's in New Almaden. Okay, bye.
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Wow, they look a lot like the mine in New Almaden. Who would've thunk it?