Has dog-eared pages, folded corners, underlines and marginalia 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

New Jersey

The True Story of a Pioneer Woman

The astonishing first-person account of Mississippi pioneer woman struggling to survive, protect her family and make a home in the early American South Near the end of her life, Mary Mann Hamilton (1866 - c.1936) began recording her experiences in the backwoods of the Mississippi Delta. The result is this astonishing first-person account of a pioneer woman who braved grueling work, profound tragedy, and a pitiless wilderness (she and her family faced floods, tornadoes, fires, bears, panthers, and snakes) to protect her home in the early American South. An early draft of Trials of the Earth was submitted to a writers' competition sponsored by Little, Brown in 1933. It didn't win, and we almost lost the chance to bring this raw, vivid narrative to readers. Eighty-three years later, in partnership with Mary Mann Hamilton's descendants, we're proud to share this irreplaceable piece of American history. Written in spare, rich prose, Trials of the Earth is a precious record of one woman's extraordinary endurance and courage that will resonate with readers of history and fiction alike.

Trials of the Earth

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Beverly McFarland

Virginia

A 25th Anniversary Anthology from Calyx

From Barbara Kingsolver to Julia Alvarez, CALYX celebrates 25 years of literary discoveries. A silver anniversary anthology.

Cracking the Earth

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Reynolds Price

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Indiana

The Surface of Earth

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New York

Book 1

DAR & Earth is a female empowerment, YA fantasy series rooted in accurate historical and scientific facts. ORACULI begins the odyssey of these two worlds. Through the protagonist, Aelish, a magical being born of human parents in 1546 Ireland, and her oraculi, LadyAntonia, born in 1521 at King Henry VIII's court, learn the history of DAR & Earth. From medieval times and the devastation of the plague to the current threat of humanity's extinction from anthropogenic climate change, experience how politics, religion, science, and patriarchal ideology collide in both worlds. After her parents die of the plague, Aelish journeys at age seventeen to DAR, a magical commonwealth governed by females. But the refuge of her new home soon takes a dark turn. She discovers something horrific and embarks on a quest to vanquish an enemy she has never met. In the present day, Aelish returns to Earth as an craculi to Isabela, a twelve-year-old-girl of Mexican descent with exceptional scientific aptitude. But Isabela wants nothing to do with DAR. Will Aelish fail in her mission to save her birthplace from runaway climate change?

DAR and EARTH ORACULI

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Sarah L. Delany

Amy Hill Hearth

No writing on the inside or outside. Some wear and tear for its age. Sticker residue on the spine.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Texas

Reflections on Life Without Bessie

Sarah Delany recounts her transition from mourning the loss of her sister, Bessie, to a renewed zest for life, symbolized by Bessie's flower garden

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Trials of the Earth

Beverly McFarland

Cracking the Earth

Reynolds Price

The Surface of Earth

Athena K. Kaiman

DAR and EARTH ORACULI

Sarah L. Delany; Amy Hill Hearth

On My Own at 107

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Mary Mann Hamilton

Trials of the Earth

Beverly McFarland

Cracking the Earth

Reynolds Price

The Surface of Earth

Athena K. Kaiman

DAR and EARTH ORACULI

Sarah L. Delany; Amy Hill Hearth

On My Own at 107