«William Kittredge was born in Oregon in 1932 and grew up on a working ranch in the Warner Valley of southeastern Oregon. He attended Oregon State University (1954) and University of Iowa (M.F.A. 1969). He taught in the English Department at the University of Montana from 1969 until his retirement in 1997.» http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tturb/00158/trb-00158.html