California Fiction (Paperback)

John Walton

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California Fiction Book Description

'The Ford' is set in fictional Tierra Longa Valley, a composite of Kern and Inyo Counties circa 1905. Oil discovery leads to a stampede of ruthless speculators.
Mary Austin's 1917 novel illuminates one of the crucial issues in California history--the usurpation of water from the Owens Valley. Ranging from the eastern Sierra to the financial district in San Francisco, the plot portrays the frenzied speculation in land and resources, labor protests, and feminist organizing of the time, exemplified in the successful efforts of an independent young woman to buy back her family's Owens Valley ranch.

About the Author :

Mary Austin has contributed to California Fiction as an author. Austin came to California in 1887 to homestead with her family in Kern County, in the Great Central Valley. She is the author of many novels, essays, and story collections.

John Walton has contributed to California Fiction as an author. Lancaster University

Book Details

Title:	California Fiction
Publisher:	University of California Press
Author:	Mary Austin, John Walton
Edition:	Paperback
Language:	English
ISBN:	0520207572
EAN:	9780520207578
No. of Pages:	440
Publish Date:	1997-5-15
Binding:	Paperback

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