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Trials of the Earth: The Autobiography of Mary Hamilton
Published in Paperback by Univ Pr of Mississippi (1993)
Authors: Mary Hamilton, Helen Dick Davis, and Ellen Douglas
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Great details of family life as wilderness became society.
A great historical account of family life as the wilderness of the Mississippi Delta was slowly transformed into an agilcultural society and a place where many call home. This book takes you back to how hard life was for those who paved the way to where we are today.

excellent reading for lovers of southern history
As a native of Mississippi and a woman, I appreciate the historical value of this story. I loved the fact that the reader knows Mrs. Hamilton was not a professional writer (she says in the intro that she had only written letters before Helen Dick Davis asked her to write out her memoirs), but nonetheless, she eloquently and honestly told her story. Although this book is an autobiography, it reads much like fiction. It is an enthralling story and held my attention like few autobiographies or biographies do.


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