A Western Journey By Thomas Wolfe You need an active subscription to view this contentYou should really subscribe now!Or login if you already have a subscription. Share — Issue: Summer 1939 / Volume 15/3 Published: June 30, 1939 Thomas Wolfe Thomas Wolfe (1900–1938), born in Asheville, North Carolina, was the author of Look Homeward, Angel and You Can‘t Go Home Again, among many other works. He is widely regarded as one of the great American writers of the twentieth century.