Book : Trials Of The Earth - Hamilton, Mary Mann

-Titulo Original : Trials Of The Earth

-Fabricante :

Back Bay Books

-Descripcion Original:

The 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 didnt win, and we almost lost the chance to bring this raw, vivid narrative to readers. Eighty-three years later, in partnership with Mary Mann Hamiltons descendants, were proud to share this irreplaceable piece of American history. Written in spare, rich prose, Trials of the Earth is a precious record of one womans extraordinary endurance and courage that will resonate with readers of history and fiction alike. Review One of the Best Books of the Year, The Chicago TribuneIts the backstory that will first grab a reader, but its Hamiltons gift for storytelling in her blunt voice that makes this memoir such a standout. . . . Beyond everything else, this memoir impresses on readers just how easy it was to vanish in an earlier America.... How fortunate that the manuscript of Trials of the Earth didnt meet that same fate. Maureen Corrigan, NPRs Fresh AirA riveting and instructive read.... Hamilton is a natural-born storyteller.... [Her] first-person accounts are important testimonials about what used to be. Melanie Kirkpatrick, Wall Street JournalMagnificent. Told with precision and searing honesty, Hamiltons captivating and cinematic autobiography deserves to be a classic. Ann Weisgarber, author of The Personal History of Rachel DuPree and The PromiseWherever there is mens work, you can bet womens work is happening invisibly in the background. Trials of the Earth is a firsthand account of this backbreaking labor.... Its impossible not to root for this woman. Amy Gentry, Chicago TribuneA reminder of how punishing the physical struggle could be, and how unspeakably lonely a womans life was when men were clearing the land. Rosellen Brown, New York Times Book Review This compelling, no-frills posthumous memoir...reveals the hidden nature of late 19th century American life.... Marys unsentimental story crackles with personality, putting a face on the unsung, nameless tillers of the soil. Publishers WeeklyDraws the reader right into the hardscrabble minutiae of the daily struggle for survival on an untamed and unforgiving frontier.... Hamiltons rich personal tapestry is a testament to endurance and to the indomitable spirit of the often overlooked American pioneer woman. Margaret Flanagan, BooklistA unique story. Crystal Goldman, Library JournalHamiltons matter-of-factness wins you over almost immediately, and unexpectedly.... Most remarkably, this book somehow enables a reader not to feel abject guilt at complaining about the temperature of their latte, but only a genuine gratefulness and admiration for those who went before. Kim Ode, Minneapolis Star TribuneFast-paced, inspirational and fascinating.... Mary Mann Hamiltons life was an endurance test and Trials of the Earth is her remarkable story.... Modern women will marvel at Hamiltons grueling daily schedule.... There are valuable lessons to be gleaned from Hamiltons pioneer code of conduct. Patricia Dawn Robertson, Toronto StarMuch has been written about the bold, gritty women who helped settle the American West. Much less attention has been paid to the female pioneers who muscled their way into other unsettled regions during the late 1800s. Trials of the Earth...goes far in filling that gap.... [and] underscores the huge power of unvarnishe