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The Trail Book (Western Literature Series)
Mary Austin
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Description for The Trail Book (Western Literature Series)
Paperback. This collection of stories is essentially a frame tale set in the New York Museum of Natural History, where two children discover displays that come to life and admit them into a series of exciting adventures that include talking animals and magical travels through the vast landscapes of the pre-Columbian continent. Illustrator(s): Winter, Milo. Series: Western Literature Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 277.
Considered a classic of American nature writing, this collection of stories is essentially a frame tale set in the New York Museum of Natural History, where two children discover displays that come to life and admit them into a series of exciting adventures that include talking animals and magical travels through the vast landscapes of the pre-Columbian continent. Along the way, the children discover the lifeways of the ancient Native Americans and the natural worlds they inhabited, as well as the impact on both Indians and wildlife from contact with European explorers and Euro-Americans. Told by a variety of narrators, ... Read more
Considered a classic of American nature writing, this collection of stories is essentially a frame tale set in the New York Museum of Natural History, where two children discover displays that come to life and admit them into a series of exciting adventures that include talking animals and magical travels through the vast landscapes of the pre-Columbian continent. Along the way, the children discover the lifeways of the ancient Native Americans and the natural worlds they inhabited, as well as the impact on both Indians and wildlife from contact with European explorers and Euro-Americans. Told by a variety of narrators, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874175882
SKU
V9780874175882
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Mary Austin
Mary Austin (1868-1934) wrote more than 30 books during her career including Land of Little Rain (1903) and Lost Borders (1909). Throughout her essays, poems, plays, and stories, she focused on environmental issues and the relationship between individual experience and cultural histories. Melody Graulich, the acknowledged founder of Austin scholarship, is editor of Western American Literature and professor of English ... Read more
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