Stacey Guill “The Stone House in the Cañon” The story of Mary Hallock Foote

About this episode

Stacey Guill discusses the life and contributions of Mary Hallock Foote, highlighting her artistic work and historical significance.

Just minutes from Boise, Idaho, a short drive can take you back over 100 years in history. Listen to author Stacey Guill talk about the life of Mary Hallock Foote. As Mary’s husband Arthur struggled to engineer waterways around the city, Mary did illustrations for Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorn, and some publications that brought our pioneer western life into the awareness of people living in the east. Author Wallace Stegner wrote a book on Mary’s life that is more fiction than fact. She didn’t get much credit for it, and he won a Pulitzer Prize. A play called “Fair … The post Stacey Guill “The Stone House in the Cañon” The story of Mary Hallock Foote appeared first on She Likes To Go Slow .

People in this episode

Guest: Stacey Guill

Topics covered

• history
• literature
• women's contributions
• pioneer life

Keywords

• Mary Hallock Foote
• Stacey Guill
• Boise Idaho
• illustrations
• Wallace Stegner

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Stone House in the Cañon, a Pulitzer Prize, Fair

Places: Boise, Idaho

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