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"A Daughter of the Vine" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton offers a compelling glimpse into 19th-century California. Set against the backdrop of the burgeoning American West, this work of historical fiction explores the lives and challenges of women in a rapidly changing... Read Full Overview

"A Daughter of the Vine" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton offers a compelling glimpse into 19th-century California. Set against the backdrop of the burgeoning American West, this work of historical fiction explores the lives and challenges of women in a rapidly changing... Read Full Overview

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Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 - June 14, 1948) was an American author. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California. Her bestseller Black Oxen (1923) was made into a silent movie of the same name. In addition to novels, she wrote short stories,... Read Full Overview

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A Daughter of the Vine was written by Gertrude Atherton. In this emotionally engaging and richly detailed multi-generational epic, author Gertrude Atherton uses her own family history as... Read Full Overview

A Daughter of the Vine is a novel written by Gertrude Atherton and published in 1899. The story is set in California during the late 19th century and follows the life of a young woman named Aura, who is born into a wealthy and influential family of winegrowers. Despite her privileged... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview