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. Eighty-three years later, in partnership with Mary Mann Hamilton's descendants, we're proud to share this irreplaceable piece of American history. Trials Of The Earth: The True Story of a Pioneer Woman by Hamilton, Mary Mann at . Trials of the Earth: Hamilton, Mary Mann: 9780275936075: : Books Books History Americas Enjoy fast, FREE delivery, exclusive deals and award-winning movies & TV shows with Prime Try Prime and start saving today with Fast, FREE Delivery Buy new: 11.63 List Price: 17.99 Details Save: 6. She uses period speech to illuminate a life of. It didn't win, and we almost lost the chance to bring this raw, vivid narrative to readers. Trials of the Earth is Mary Mann Hamiltons memoir about her hardscrabble life in America during the late 1800s. 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.Īn early draft of Trials of the Earth was submitted to a writers' competition sponsored by Little, Brown in 1933. Pioneer of the Mississippi Delta Mary wrote Trials of the Earth: The Autobiography of Mary Hamilton edited by Helen Dick Davis.
Near the end of her life, Mary Mann Hamilton (1866 - c.1936) began recording her experiences in the backwoods of the Mississippi Delta. 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.' Previous edition published under the title: Trials of the earth : the autobiography of Mary Hamilton. The astonishing first-person account of Mississippi pioneer woman struggling to survive, protect her family, and make a home in the early American South.
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