Description
Foote's images of the American West differed sharply from those offered by male artists and writers of the time. She depicted a more gentle West, a domestic West of families and settlements rather than a Wild West of soldiers, American Indians, and cowboys. Miller examines how Foote's career was molded by the East-West tensions she experienced throughout her adult life and by society's expectations of womanhood and motherhood.
This biography recounts Foote's Quaker upbringing; her education at the School of Design for Women at Cooper Union, New York; her marriage to Arthur De Wint Foote, including his alcohol problems; her life in Boise, Idaho, and later Grass Valley, California; her grief over the early death of daughter Agnes Foote; and the previously unexplored last two decades of her life.
Miller has made extensive use of every major archive of letters and documents by and about Foote. She sheds light on Foote's numerous stories, essays, and novels. And examines all pertinent sources on Foote's life and works.
Anyone interested in the American West, women's history, or life histories in general will find Miller's biography of Mary Hallock Foote fascinating,
About the Author
Darlis A. Miller is the author of numerous books on the Southwest, including Soldiers and Settlers, Captain Jack Crawford, and Above a Common Soldier, about Frank and Mary Clarke. She is Professor Emerita in the History Department at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces.
Awards
Commended for WILLA Literary Award (Nonfiction) 2003.
Book Information
ISBN 9780806133973
Author Darlis A. Miller
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint University of Oklahoma Press
Publisher University of Oklahoma Press
Weight(grams) 517g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 23mm
