In Exile and Other Stories - Foote, Mary Hallock
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Mary Hallock Foote (1847-1938) journeyed west with her husband in 1876, where he found employment in the mining industry and she pursued her interests in writing and illustration. Penning many articles and short stories about the western lands, Mary met with immediate success, and from the mid 1870s to the first World War, she remained one of the most popular writers and illustrators in the country. She is considered an important Idaho and California regionalist writer. Wallace Stegner's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1971 novel Angle of Repose is loosely based on Mary Hallock Foote's life, which quotes passages from her letters.…mehr

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Mary Hallock Foote (1847-1938) journeyed west with her husband in 1876, where he found employment in the mining industry and she pursued her interests in writing and illustration. Penning many articles and short stories about the western lands, Mary met with immediate success, and from the mid 1870s to the first World War, she remained one of the most popular writers and illustrators in the country. She is considered an important Idaho and California regionalist writer. Wallace Stegner's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1971 novel Angle of Repose is loosely based on Mary Hallock Foote's life, which quotes passages from her letters.
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Mary Hallock Foote (1847-1938) was an American writer and illustrator born on November 19, 1847, in Milton, New York. She studied painting at the Cooper Institute in New York City, where she was mentored by the renowned artist Winslow Homer. Foote gained recognition for her illustrations, contributing to prominent magazines like Harper's Weekly and Scribner's Monthly. Her artwork often depicted the rugged realities of life on the Western frontier, capturing the struggles and unique ways of life in mining communities. In addition to her illustration career, Foote wrote novels and short stories, many of which were inspired by her travels in the West. Her most famous work, The Led-Horse Claim, draws from her personal experiences living in mining camps. Foote also explored themes of personal and social challenges, particularly the roles of women in frontier life. Although Foote faced financial difficulties later in life, her literary and creative achievements were recognized in the 1930s. Her work offers valuable insight into the American West, documenting the complexities of life in frontier communities while highlighting her distinctive perspective on the era.