The Ford (1917)

By Mary Hunter Austin

Book Overview

The Ford is a novel written by Mary Austin and published in 1917. The story is set in the American West during the early 20th century and follows the main character, Ellen Ford, as she struggles to maintain her family's ranch and navigate the changing social and economic landscape of the region.Ellen is a strong and independent woman who is fiercely devoted to her family and their way of life. She is faced with numerous challenges, including financial difficulties, conflicts with neighboring ranchers, and the encroachment of modern technology on traditional ranching practices.As Ellen fights to preserve her family's legacy, she also grapples with personal issues, such as her love for a local cowboy named Lance Herrick and her own sense of identity and belonging in a rapidly changing world.The novel is notable for its vivid descriptions of the natural landscape and its portrayal of the complex social and economic forces at work in the American West during this period. It is a powerful and thought-provoking work that explores themes of tradition, modernity, and the struggle for survival in a harsh and unforgiving environment.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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1163988294
• ISBN13: 9781163988299
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

triply wonderful work

Our college comp lit professor used to say that a work of fiction will have one main emphasis out of these three: plot, characterization, theme. The Ford, however, has all three aspects equally strong. In it, Mary Austin tells a riveting story, reveals keen observational and descriptive powers vis a vis the many varieties of humankind (noble and less so), and educates the reader in Western land use and water rights while she's at it. A more complete novel is hard to find. I loved it.