The Loom of the Desert (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Story of Fate and LifeBy Idah Meacham Strobridge
Length4h 32m
About this audiobook
The Loom of the Desert gathers Idah Meacham Strobridge's finely wrought prose sketches and tales of the American desert, rendering arid landscapes not as empty spaces but as terrains woven with memory, endurance, danger, and spiritual resonance. Written in a lyrical regionalist mode, the book belongs to the late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century tradition of Western local color, yet its attentive symbolism and elegiac cadence give it a distinctive literary refinement. Strobridge (1855–1932), often associated with Nevada and California letters, wrote from intimate acquaintance with frontier life, ranching communities, and the emotional costs of settlement in the Great Basin and desert West. Personal hardship, mobility, and immersion in Western landscapes shaped her imagination, while her later work as a maker and promoter of finely crafted books reflects the care with form and texture evident in her prose. This volume is recommended to readers interested in women's Western writing, environmental imagination, and the literary transformation of frontier experience into art. Those who value Mary Austin, regional realism, or meditative nature writing will find The Loom of the Desert a subtle, evocative contribution to American letters.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure, Historical Fiction
Length4 hrs 32 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 8, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE WAY OF AN INDIAN (Annotated)
9The Vengeance of Lucas
2The Loom of the Desert
10A Shepherd of the Silent Wastes
3Foreword
11By the Oil Seep Under the Bluff
4Mesquite
12The Blue-eyed Chief
5The Revolt of Martha Scott
13According to One’s Standpoint
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6An Old Squaw
14Where the Burros Browsed
7Greater Love Hath No Man
15At the Will of the Waters
8In Nanna’s Palm
16Memorable Quotes
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