Hamlin Garland

Broschiertes Buch

A Daughter Of The Middle Border

Beschreibung

A searing, intimate portrait of a heartland still finding its voice. A Daughter Of The Middle Border is a window into a crowded world where hard work, stubborn faith, and family loyalty shape every choice. Garland's memoir of rural life lays bare the textures of frontier living with uncommon candour and warmth. This is not merely reminiscence; it's a study of resilience and social change told through the rhythms of farm and field, the weathered routines of a Midwest family, and the quiet courage required to endure adversity. The book sits comfortably with the realist currents of William Dean Howells and Edith Wharton, offering a compassionate, historically grounded look at gender roles in rural America and the complexities of frontier settler life. It rewards both casual readers and classic-literature collectors with its lucid voice, precise detail, and enduring humanity. A note on literary and historical significance: the work has long stood as a touchstone for midwestern life and late nineteenth¿century rural culture, now reimagined for today's and future generations. This is more than a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, the edition is restored to honour the original cadence while inviting fresh study and appreciation, like a well-worn classic made newly legible for modern readers and researchers alike.

Autor

Hannibal Hamlin Garland was an American novelist, poet, essayist, short story author, Georgist, and psychical researcher. He is best known for his fiction about hardworking Midwestern farmers. Hannibal Hamlin Garland was born on a farm near West Salem, Wisconsin, on September 14, 1860, as the second of four children of Richard Garland of Maine and Charlotte Isabelle McClintock. The boy was named after Abraham Lincoln's vice president, Hannibal Hamlin. He grew up on numerous Midwestern farms before relocating to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1884 to pursue a writing career. He read diligently at the Boston Public Library. There he grew infatuated with Henry George's views and the Single Tax Movement. George's beliefs influenced several of his writings, including Main-Travelled Roads (1891), Prairie Folks (1892), and his novel Jason Edwards (1892). Main-Travelled Roads was his first big hit. It was a compilation of short stories inspired by his time on the farm. He serialized a biography of Ulysses S. Grant in McClure's Magazine before turning it into a book in 1898. The same year, Garland visited the Yukon to observe the Klondike Gold Rush, which inspired The Trail of the Gold Seekers (1899).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9789354549946
• ISBN-10: 9354549942
• Artikelnr.: 61995202