The flower that grew in the sand, and other stories

by Ella Higginson

This book contains a collection of wonderful short stories by Ella Higginson. Ella Rhoads Higginson (1862 - 1940) was an prominent American author famous for her award-winning poetry, fiction, and essays set in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. She produced two collections of short stories, six books of poetry, a travel book, a novel, more than a hundred short stories, over three hundred poems, and many essays. Other notable works by this author "The Voice of April-Land and Other Poems" (1903), "Alaska, the Great Country" (1908), and "The Vanishing Race" (1911). The stories "The Flower that Grew in the Sand", "The Isle of Lepers", "The Takin' In of Mrs. Sybert", "A Point of Knuckling-Down", "The Cuttin'-Out of Bart Winn", "Zarelda", "In The Bitter Root Mountains", "Patience Appleby's Confessing-Up", "The Mother of 'Pills'", and more. This fantastic collection is not to be missed by those with an interest in American literature and in the Pacific Northwest in general. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition for the enjoyment of readers now and for years to come.

256 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1896

About the author

Ella Rhoads Higginson (1862-1940) was an American author of award-winning fiction, poetry, and essays. She was influential for the international attention her writing drew to the then little-known Pacific Northwest region of the United States. She helped establish the first public reading room and library in Bellingham and served on the library’s board. In 1912 she served as campaign manager for Republican candidate Frances C. Axtell, who became the first female member of the Washington state legislature.