Trials of the Earth by Mary Mann Hamilton

If you are unable to attend this event, you may still pre-order a signed copy below. This event is presented by the Georgia Center for the Book, and is free and open to the public. A Cappella Books will have copies of Trials of the Earth available for purchase and signing following the program. This event will be a book discussion and signing with Kerry Hamilton, the author's great-grandson. Eighty-three years later, in partnership with Mary Mann Hamilton's descendants, we're proud to share an irreplaceable piece of American history.Ĭonveyed in frank and expressive prose by a natural-born writer, and withheld for almost a lifetime, Trials of the Earth will resonate with readers of history and fiction alike-an emotional testament to our ability to endure, as well as the story of extraordinary love and the allure of pioneer life. It didn't win, and we almost lost the chance to bring this raw, vivid narrative to readers. Turnrow Books will host on Tuesday the national launch of Trials of the Earth: The True Story of a Pioneer Woman by Mary Mann Hamilton (1866- 1936). The extreme hard work and tragedy Hamilton faced are eclipsed only by her emotional and physical strength her unwavering faith in her husband, Frank, a mysterious Englishman and her tenacious sense of adventure.Īn early draft of Trials of the Earth was submitted to a writers' competition sponsored by Little, Brown in 1933.

All this she tackled-and diligently wrote about in secrecy, in a diary that not even her family knew she kept-while caring for her children, several of whom didn't survive the perils of pioneer life. Withheld for almost a lifetime, it is a tragic story of a woman's trial of surviving against brutal odds. The result is the only known firsthand account of a remarkable woman thrust into the center of taming the American South-surviving floods, tornadoes, and fires facing bears, panthers, and snakes managing a boardinghouse in Arkansas that was home to an eccentric group of settlers and running a logging camp in Mississippi that blazed a trail for development in the Mississippi Delta. Trials of the Earth: The Autobiography of Mary Hamilton Mary Mann Hamilton, Helen Dick Davis (Editor) 3.90 2,639 ratings409 reviews This wrenching memoir of love, courage, and survival was waiting to he told. Near the end of her life, Mary Mann Hamilton (1866 - c.1936) was encouraged to record her experiences as a female pioneer. Georgia Center for the Book at Dekalb County Public Library 215 Sycamore St.

Trials of the Earth by Mary Mann Hamilton