The Chosen Valley (1892) - Paperback

by Mary Hallock Foote (Author)

The Chosen Valley is a historical novel written by Mary Hallock Foote and published in 1892. The story is set in the late 1800s in the American West and follows the lives of two families, the Newbolts and the Harts, as they settle in a small valley in California. The Newbolts are a wealthy family from the East Coast, while the Harts are a poor family of farmers. Despite their differences, the two families become friends and work together to build a community in the valley.As the families work to establish their homes and farms, they face a number of challenges, including conflicts with Native Americans, drought, and economic hardship. The novel explores themes of class, race, and gender, as well as the impact of westward expansion on the people and land of the American West.Throughout the novel, Foote provides vivid descriptions of the landscape and the daily lives of the characters, drawing on her own experiences as a homesteader in the West. The Chosen Valley is a classic work of Western literature and remains a popular read for those interested in the history and culture of the American West.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.