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The Wind
The Wind stirred up a fury among Texas readers when it was first published in 1925.
This is the story of Letty, a delicate girl who is forced to move from lush Virginia to desolate West Texas. The numbing blizzards, the howling sand storms, and the loneliness of the prairie all combine to undo her nerves. But it is the wind itself, a demon personified, that eventually drive...more
This is the story of Letty, a delicate girl who is forced to move from lush Virginia to desolate West Texas. The numbing blizzards, the howling sand storms, and the loneliness of the prairie all combine to undo her nerves. But it is the wind itself, a demon personified, that eventually drive...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
January 1st 1979
by University of Texas Press
(first published 1925)
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This book was pretty damn phenomenal.
Letty, young woman of 18 years has lost her mother, and with no money or near relatives to live with in her native Virginia, goes to live with her cousin and his family at a ranch near Sweetwater, TX in the 1880s. She's lived a privileged white life, with her mammy taking care of her and she's never done any hard work/labor. She comes to a bleak land devoid of any water, dust is everywhere, and the wind never ceases. She has no skills, no training, and no ha...more
Letty, young woman of 18 years has lost her mother, and with no money or near relatives to live with in her native Virginia, goes to live with her cousin and his family at a ranch near Sweetwater, TX in the 1880s. She's lived a privileged white life, with her mammy taking care of her and she's never done any hard work/labor. She comes to a bleak land devoid of any water, dust is everywhere, and the wind never ceases. She has no skills, no training, and no ha...more
This is a classic work of Texas fiction that is memorable for the storm of controversy it caused when it was published anonymously in 1925. Set in the 1880s, it tells the story of a fragile 18-year-old girl from Virginia, suddenly orphaned and left penniless, who goes to live with her cousin, a rancher somewhere west of Sweetwater, in West Texas. Dreamily romantic and totally unprepared for the rigors of life on the plains, she struggles unsuccessfully with deprivations of body, mind, and spirit...more
Imagine yourself to be a sheltered and pampered 18-year-old girl living in Virginia in a snug house surrounded by orchards, flowers, and streams. And then a family death and overwhelming debts force you to travel to live with a relative in an unpainted wood-frame shack on a ranch, where the area is suffering its worst-ever drought--no trees, no greenery, no water. And the wind blows all the time. How would you fare?
The year is 1887 and the ranch location is outside Sweetwater, Texas. Letty Mason...more
The year is 1887 and the ranch location is outside Sweetwater, Texas. Letty Mason...more
A stark and unforgettable story of a naive orphan who has to relocate from Virginia to Texas after her mother's death. Published in 1925, the novel initially angered Texans who were upset by the descriptions of the harsh climate and its toll on the inhabitants, especially women. The author, born and bred in Texas herself, showed that every woman who had to go west was cut out to be a pioneer's helpmate. Terrified at the prospect of having to live through tornadoes and hurricanes, the heroine sta...more
Jan 25, 2012
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This is probably one of the greatest novels to come out of Texas, even though the author only moved here later. It depicts a woman from the East Coast who visits family in a Texas farm and how loneliness and despair seizes her (like the wind sandstorms that are always hitting). [return][return]This book was later made into a great silent film starring Lilian Gish. This edition also includes a nice critical introduction.
This was pretty much the perfect book to read while living in an area that's going through one of the worst droughts in years, as well as a worldwide drought that is affecting millions of people.
Scarborough's portrayal of a young girl sent to the wide, dry spaces of Texas, being hounded by wind and no rain, feeling forced into the opposite kind of life she romanticized about is fantastically real.
There is a wonderful twist at the end, although there are a few unanswered questions. Don't expect...more
Scarborough's portrayal of a young girl sent to the wide, dry spaces of Texas, being hounded by wind and no rain, feeling forced into the opposite kind of life she romanticized about is fantastically real.
There is a wonderful twist at the end, although there are a few unanswered questions. Don't expect...more
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I love this book! West Texas as its most scary!
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