Mary Austin

Broschiertes Buch

The Basket Woman

Beschreibung

"All of these stories are so nearly true that you need not be troubled in the least about believing them." So begins author Mary Austin in the preface to her 1904 collection of "fanciful tales for children" of the myths and legends of the first peoples of the Sierra Nevada and Yosemite region. Austin, an amateur naturalist and a keen observer of human influence on the landscape, here regales us with the charming stories of: ¿ "The Basket Woman" ¿ "The Stream That Ran Away" ¿ "The Cheerful Glacier" ¿ "The Christmas Tree" ¿ "The Fire Bringer" ¿ "The White-Barked Pine" ¿ and others American author MARY HUNTER AUSTIN (1868-1934) wrote numerous novels, poems, plays, and works of criticism, much of it centered on feminist, environmental, and multicultural issues. She is best remembered for her writing on matters concerning Native American rights and the deserts of the American Southwest.

Autor

Mary Austin (nee Hunter) was born in Carlinville, Illinois in 1868 and died in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1934. After graduation from Blackburn College, she moved with her family to California. She later spent time in New York and eventually settled in Santa Fe. A prolific writer, she wrote novels, short stories, essays, plays and poetry. Her books include "The Land of Little Rain," "The Land of Journeys' Ending," and "The American Rhythm: Studies and Reexpressions of Amerindian Songs," all available in new editions from Sunstone Press. Austin became an early advocate for environmental issues as well as the rights of women and other minority groups. She was particularly interested in the preservation of American Indian culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cosimo Classics
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 286g
• ISBN-13: 9781605206486
• ISBN-10: 1605206482
• Artikelnr.: 26902220