{"product_id":"coyote-the-dramatic-lives-of-sam-shepard-hardcover","title":"Coyote: The Dramatic Lives of Sam Shepard - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert M. Dowling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revelatory, magisterial biography of Sam Shepard--the dark, rugged genius of modern American theater and film, \"the poet laureate of America's emotional badlands\" (Jack Kroll).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSam Shepard was a true American original. A theater and film icon who lived life on a mythic scale, Shepard became an embodiment of the fierce independence and wild freedom of the American West. Taking us from the creative explosion of downtown New York City in the 1960s to Bob Dylan's legendary Rolling Thunder Revue tour, from Hollywood backlots and film shoots in the Mojave Desert to the horse ranches where Shepard went to escape it all, Robert M. Dowling's biography reveals this playwright, actor, and filmmaker as we've never known him before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this authoritative and gripping biography, acclaimed biographer Robert M. Dowling dives into Shepard's psyche, his imagination and his soul, to craft the most comprehensive and revelatory account yet of Shepard's enduring work and tumultuous life. Ranging from Shepard's romances with icons like Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell, and Jessica Lange, to his groundbreaking artistic contributions to theater and film like \u003ci\u003eTrue West\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuried Child\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Right Stuff\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Days of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Paris, Texas\u003c\/i\u003e, Dowling draws on previously untapped archival resources and the help of members of Shepard's family, close friends, lovers, and collaborators to place this artistic legacy in the context of the historic upheavals that compelled this extraordinary writer to so vividly record the American zeitgeist. In this biography, we see Shepard's life, and his era, in all its splendor and chaos, from the 1960s counterculture to the rise of Trumpism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Situating the facts of Shepard's spirited and darkly complex personality alongside keen analyses of Shepard's ingenious writing, this new biography couples rich storytelling with scholarly rigor to present the definitive biography of one of America's most innovative and troubled creative geniuses.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert M. Dowling is professor of English at Central Connecticut State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSlumming in New York: From the Waterfront to Mythic Harlem \u003c\/i\u003eand the biography \u003ci\u003eEugene O'Neill: A Life in Four Acts\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist for biography in 2015. He has also coedited the 2021 compendium of interviews \u003ci\u003eConversations with Sam Shepard. \u003c\/i\u003eAs an authority on American drama, he has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, among other media venues. He serves on the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eThe Eugene O'Neill Review\u003c\/i\u003e and is an elected Board member of the Eugene O'Neill Society (President of the Society, 2018-2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.5 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44810288005222,"sku":"9781501195730","price":39.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Dv9Oh1_EH59781501195730.webp?v=1771610079","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/coyote-the-dramatic-lives-of-sam-shepard-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}