Stories of the Foot-hills
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California ranch country comes into view through vineyard rows, rocky fields, orange blossoms and the talk of neighbors in Margaret Collier Graham's short stories. The opening tale, "The Withrow Water Right," follows Lysander Sproul home after a wealthy colonel asks him to help arrange a property deal. His wife, Minervy, presses him for details, while the household's chores and sharp exchanges reveal a family with opinions of its own.
Domestic strain and competing ways of life give these stories their human interest. In "Idy," a quiet lakeside scene introduces Señora Gonzales and Ricardo before an arriving wagon brings a girl's voice to the house. Graham moves between patient descriptions of California's landscape and dialogue shaped by regional speech.
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- Author
- Margaret Collier Graham
- Reading time
- About 4 hours
- Pages
- 117
- Language
- English
- Genre
- American Classics
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