Ernest Hemingway & Gary Cooper in Idaho: An Enduring Friendship

In the autumn of 1940, two icons of American culture met in Sun Valley, Idaho--writer Ernest Hemingway and actor Gary Cooper. Although "Hem" was known as brash, larger-than-life and hard-drinking and "Coop" as courteous, non-confrontational and taciturn, the two became good friends. And though they would see each other over the years in Hollywood, Cuba, New York and Paris, it was to Idaho they always returned. Here they hunted together, waded through marshes and hiked sagebrush-covered hills, sometimes talking and sometimes not but continually forging a close comradeship. That bond sustained them through the highs and lows of stardom, through personal trials and triumphs and from their first conversation to their deaths seven weeks apart in 1961. Author Larry Morris celebrates the story of that unforgettable friendship.
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Ernest Hemingway & Gary Cooper in Idaho: An Enduring Friendship

In the autumn of 1940, two icons of American culture met in Sun Valley, Idaho--writer Ernest Hemingway and actor Gary Cooper. Although "Hem" was known as brash, larger-than-life and hard-drinking and "Coop" as courteous, non-confrontational and taciturn, the two became good friends. And though they would see each other over the years in Hollywood, Cuba, New York and Paris, it was to Idaho they always returned. Here they hunted together, waded through marshes and hiked sagebrush-covered hills, sometimes talking and sometimes not but continually forging a close comradeship. That bond sustained them through the highs and lows of stardom, through personal trials and triumphs and from their first conversation to their deaths seven weeks apart in 1961. Author Larry Morris celebrates the story of that unforgettable friendship.
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Ernest Hemingway & Gary Cooper in Idaho: An Enduring Friendship

Ernest Hemingway & Gary Cooper in Idaho: An Enduring Friendship

by Larry E. Morris
Ernest Hemingway & Gary Cooper in Idaho: An Enduring Friendship

Ernest Hemingway & Gary Cooper in Idaho: An Enduring Friendship

by Larry E. Morris

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In the autumn of 1940, two icons of American culture met in Sun Valley, Idaho--writer Ernest Hemingway and actor Gary Cooper. Although "Hem" was known as brash, larger-than-life and hard-drinking and "Coop" as courteous, non-confrontational and taciturn, the two became good friends. And though they would see each other over the years in Hollywood, Cuba, New York and Paris, it was to Idaho they always returned. Here they hunted together, waded through marshes and hiked sagebrush-covered hills, sometimes talking and sometimes not but continually forging a close comradeship. That bond sustained them through the highs and lows of stardom, through personal trials and triumphs and from their first conversation to their deaths seven weeks apart in 1961. Author Larry Morris celebrates the story of that unforgettable friendship.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781467137188
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 09/04/2017
Series: American Legends
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author


Historian Larry E. Morris received a master's degree in American literature from BYU. He authored The Fate of the Corps: What Became of the Lewis and Clark Explorers After the Expedition, named a Top Academic Title by Choice, and coauthored (with Ronald M. Anglin) The Mystery of John Colter: The Man Who Discovered Yellowstone. He has published several other books and has written articles for such periodicals as the Missouri Historical Review, We Proceeded On and American History.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

1 "Best of All He Loved the Fall" 9

2 "Like Two Schoolboys" 31

3 "The Luckiest Man" 56

4 Back to Sun Valley 70

5 The End of the Affair 80

6 "Still in Danger of Dying" 90

7 "We're Very, Very Proud of You, Coop" 102

8 "A Couple of Drawers Banging Shut" 110

9 "The Hills Remain" 121

Notes 137

Bibliography 149

Index 153

About the Author 159

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