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Mary Austin and the American West Susan Goodman Carl Dawson 2008 HC 1st Edit
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- 416 Pages
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- ISBN
- 9780520246355
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520246357
ISBN-13
9780520246355
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66183379
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
344 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Mary Austin and the American West
Subject
United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY)
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
25.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2008-027797
Reviews
Goodman and Dawson's judicious biography makes a worthy contribution to our understanding of the literary West., This rich, engaging biography explores the complexity of Austin's life in all the detail it so richly deserves., "Goodman and Dawson's judicious biography makes a worthy contribution to our understanding of the literary West."-- Los Angeles Times Book Review, "This rich, engaging biography explores the complexity of Austin's life in all the detail it so richly deserves."-- New Mexico Magazine, _This rich, engaging biography explores the complexity of Austin_s life in all the detail it so richly deserves._, "A much needed reconsideration of the vagabond life and influential achievements of Mary Austin."-- Booklist, _Goodman and Dawson's judicious biography makes a worthy contribution to our understanding of the literary West._
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
818/.5209 B
Table Of Content
preface / i x chronology of mary austin's life and work / x i i i 1 / Desert Places: 1868-1892 / 1 2 / Owens Valley: 1892-1900 / 1 4 3 / Independence: 1900-1905 / 4 8 4 / Carmel: 1904-1907 / 6 9 5 / In Italy and England: 1907-1910 / 9 3 6 / New York: 1911-1914 / 1 1 9 7 / The Village: 1914-1920 / 1 4 5 8 / The Call of the West: 1920-1924 / 1 7 2 9 / Santa Fe: 1924-1929 / 1 9 8 10 / Indian Detours and Spanish Arts / 2 1 8 11 / Last Years: 1929-1934 / 2 3 9 12 / The Accounting / 2 6 4 notes / 2 7 3 index / 0 0 0
Synopsis
Mary Austin (1868-1934)-eccentric, independent, and unstoppable-was twenty years old when her mother moved the family west. Austin's first look at her new home, glimpsed from California's Tejon Pass, reset the course of her life, "changed her horizons and marked the beginning of her understanding, not only about who she was, but where she needed to be." At a time when Frederick Jackson Turner had announced the closing of the frontier, Mary Austin became the voice of the American West. In 1903, she published her first book, The Land of Little Rain, a wholly original look at the West's desert and its ethnically diverse peoples. Defined in a sense by the places she lived, Austin also defined the places themselves, whether Bishop, in the Sierra Nevada, Carmel, with its itinerant community of western writers, or Santa Fe, where she lived the last ten years of her life. By the time of her death in 1934, Austin had published over thirty books and counted as friends the leading literary and artistic lights of her day. In this rich new biography, Susan Goodman and Carl Dawson explore Austin's life and achievement with unprecedented resonance, depth, and understanding. By focusing on one extraordinary woman's life, Mary Austin and the American West tells the larger story of the emerging importance of California and the Southwest to the American consciousness., Mary Austin (1868-1934)--eccentric, independent, and unstoppable--was twenty years old when her mother moved the family west. Austin's first look at her new home, glimpsed from California's Tejon Pass, reset the course of her life, "changed her horizons and marked the beginning of her understanding, not only about who she was, but where she needed to be." At a time when Frederick Jackson Turner had announced the closing of the frontier, Mary Austin became the voice of the American West. In 1903, she published her first book, The Land of Little Rain, a wholly original look at the West's desert and its ethnically diverse peoples. Defined in a sense by the places she lived, Austin also defined the places themselves, whether Bishop, in the Sierra Nevada, Carmel, with its itinerant community of western writers, or Santa Fe, where she lived the last ten years of her life. By the time of her death in 1934, Austin had published over thirty books and counted as friends the leading literary and artistic lights of her day. In this rich new biography, Susan Goodman and Carl Dawson explore Austin's life and achievement with unprecedented resonance, depth, and understanding. By focusing on one extraordinary woman's life, Mary Austin and the American West tells the larger story of the emerging importance of California and the Southwest to the American consciousness.
LC Classification Number
PS3501.U8Z596 2009
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- 9***9 (88)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseArticle as described, fast shipping, well wrapped, reasonable price and shipping costs. Many thanks, I can fully recommend the seller.John Sayles : Interviews by Diane Carson 1999 HC 1st Ex Library (#405347029147)
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