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Trials of the earth : the true story of a pioneer woman / Mary Mann Hamilton.
"Near the end of her life, Mary Mann Hamilton (1866 - c.1936) was encouraged to record her experiences as a female pioneer. The result is the only known firsthand account of a remarkable woman thrust into the center of taming the American South-surviving floods, tornadoes, and fires; facing bears, panthers, and snakes; managing a boardinghouse in Arkansas that was home to an eccentric group of settlers; and running a logging camp in Mississippi that blazed a trail for development in the Mississippi Delta. All this she tackled--and diligently wrote about in secrecy, in a diary that not even her family knew she kept--while caring for her children, several of whom didn't survive the perils of pioneer life. The extreme hard work and tragedy Hamilton faced are eclipsed only by her emotional and physical strength; her unwavering faith in her husband, Frank, a mysterious Englishman; and her tenacious sense of adventure."--Amazon.com
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316341394
- ISBN: 0316341398
- Physical Description: xiv, 318 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First Little, Brown and Company edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2012
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published by University Press of Mississippi, October 1992"--Title page verso. |
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| Genre: | Autobiographies. Autobiographies. Biography. |
Available copies
- 26 of 26 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 22 current holds with 26 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams PL Sys. - Geneva Branch | 921 HAM HAM (Text) | 34207002026673 | Adult Non-fiction Biographies | Available | - |
| Batesville Mem. PL - Batesville | 976.24 HAMILTON (Text) | 34706001527425 | Non-Fiction 900-999 | Available | - |
| Bloomfield Eastern Greene Co PL - Eastern Branch | 976.2 HAM (Text) | 36804000240344 | NONFIC | Available | - |
| Centerville Center Twp PL - Centerville | 92 HAM (Text) | 76895000254831 | 1st Floor Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Colfax-Perry Twp PL | 921 HAM (Text) | 74121000096652 | Adult Non - Fiction 1st Floor | Available | - |
| Culver-Union Twp PL - Culver | BIO HAM-M HAM-M (Text) | 34304000832908 | Adult - Biography | Available | - |
| Flora-Monroe Twp PL - Flora | 976.2 HAM (Text) | 50825010702743 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Fulton Co PL - Rochester Main Library | 921 HAM (Text) | 33187004078198 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hamilton North PL - Cicero Main Branch | B.c Hamilton, Mary Mann (Text) | 78294000259832 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Hussey-Mayfield Mem. PL - Zionsville | B HAMILTON, MARY HAMILTON (Text) | 33946003132623 | Adult Biographies | Available | - |
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- Baker & Taylor
This first-hand account of a woman pioneer trying to make a life for herself in the untamed American South of the late 19th century describes how she cared for her children while surviving floods, tornadoes, fires and wild animals. 30,000 first printing. - Grand Central PubThe astonishing first-person account of Mississippi pioneer woman struggling to survive, protect her family, and make a home in the early American South.
Near the end of her life, Mary Mann Hamilton (1866 - c.1936) began recording her experiences in the backwoods of the Mississippi Delta. The result is this astonishing first-person account of a pioneer woman who braved grueling work, profound tragedy, and a pitiless wilderness (she and her family faced floods, tornadoes, fires, bears, panthers, and snakes) to protect her home in the early American South.
An early draft of Trials of the Earth was submitted to a writers' competition sponsored by Little, Brown in 1933. It didn't win, and we almost lost the chance to bring this raw, vivid narrative to readers. Eighty-three years later, in partnership with Mary Mann Hamilton's descendants, we're proud to share this irreplaceable piece of American history. Written in spare, rich prose, Trials of the Earth is a precious record of one woman's extraordinary endurance and courage that will resonate with readers of history and fiction alike.
