Sandoz Studies, Volume 1: Women in the Writings of Mari Sandoz

Mari Sandoz, born in 1896, was the eldest daughter of Swiss immigrants. She developed a strong desire to write due to her experiences of living on the plains and studying Native American culture. Her writings highlighted the sacrifices and hardships of women in the plains environment, as well as their moments of joy and connection to the land. This book provides scholarly essays and writings that enrich our understanding of Sandoz as an author and her connection to the Sandhills of Nebraska.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 168 pages
Publication date: 01 July 2019
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press

Mari Sandoz, born on May 11, 1896, on Mirage Flats, south of Hay Springs, Nebraska, was the eldest daughter of Swiss immigrants. She experienced firsthand the difficulties and pleasures of the family's remote plains existence and early on developed a strong desire to write. Her keen eye for detail combined with meticulous research enabled her to become one of the most valued authorities of her time on the history of the plains and the culture of Native Americans.

Women in the Writings of Mari Sandoz is the first volume of the Sandoz Studies series, a collection of thematically grouped essays that feature writing by and about Mari Sandoz and her work. When Sandoz wrote about the women she knew and studied, she did not shy away from drawing attention to the sacrifices, hardships, and disappointments they endured to forge a life in the harsh plains environment. But she also wrote about moments of joy, friendship, and—for some—a connection to the land that encouraged them to carry on.

The scholarly essays and writings of Sandoz contained in this book help place her work into broader contexts, enriching our understanding of her as an author and as a woman deeply connected to the Sandhills of Nebraska.

Weight: 242g
Dimension: 155 x 228 x 9 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781496215956