*Wild Geese* caused a sensation when it was first published in 1925. To a generation bred on sentimental escapist literature, the idea of a heroine as wild as a bronco and as fiery as a tigress was nothing short of revolutionary. In the character of Judith Gare, Martha Ostenso had painted so naked a
Wild Geese
โ Scribed by Joseph Auslander
- Book ID
- 125001962
- Publisher
- University of Northern Iowa
- Year
- 1923
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 104 KB
- Volume
- 217
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0029-2397
- DOI
- 10.2307/25112989
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