The Big Rock Candy Mountain (novel)
''The Big Rock Candy Mountain '' is a 1943 semi-autobiographical novel by American writer Wallace Stegner. It follows the life of the Mason family (Bo and Elsa with their sons Chester and Bruce) during the early 20th century in the United States and Canada. The book is structured in ten sections. The fictional family in the book, like Stegner's family during his childhood, frequently moves to different cities in pursuit of various financial schemes that never work out. The novel also matches Stegner's family history in some of the specific locations lived, including Saskatchewan and Salt Lake City. The novel is named after the folk song " The Big Rock Candy Mountains", which is about a mythical paradise.William H. Honan"Wallace Stegner Is Dead at 84; Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author,"''New York Times'', April 15, 1993. Plot summary Section I Elsa leaves her family home after breaking with her widowed father when he becomes remarried to Elsa's best friend. She moves to North D ...
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