'Why Didn't Rebecca Stop at the Railroad Crossing?'

Cheever conveys that during the five years she worked on the biography of poet E.E. Cummings, she consulted every source she could find. She also did her research thoroughly on the accident of Edward Cummings and Rebecca Cummings, E.E. Cummings' parents, in 1926. In trying to solve the mystery...

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Published in:The New York times magazine 2014-06, p.46
Main Author: Cheever, Susan
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Authorship
Biographies
Biography
Company legal issue
Crossings
Cummings, E E (1894-1962)
Cummings, E.E
Cummings, Edward
Cummings, Rebecca
Family
History
Injuries
Investigations
Parents & parenting
Poets
Railroad crossings
Railroads
Traffic accidents
Traffic accidents & safety
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Summary:Cheever conveys that during the five years she worked on the biography of poet E.E. Cummings, she consulted every source she could find. She also did her research thoroughly on the accident of Edward Cummings and Rebecca Cummings, E.E. Cummings' parents, in 1926. In trying to solve the mystery of the accident, she shares that when writing a biography, sometimes one needs to walk in someone else's steps--and, maybe, solve their lingering mysteries.
ISSN:0028-7822