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A Yankee from the West

A Yankee from the West

Read, Opie

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Literary Fiction

ISBN10: 141792411X
ISBN13: 9781417924110
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2004
Pages: 276
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.62 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A Yankee from the West is a novel written by Opie Read, first published in 1898. The story follows the journey of a young man named Tom Bowlin, who leaves his small town in the American West to seek his fortune in the East. Along the way, he encounters a variety of characters and experiences both success and failure, love and heartbreak, and ultimately learns important lessons about life and himself. The novel is a classic example of American literature from the late 19th century, and explores themes of ambition, identity, and the American Dream. It is a captivating and entertaining read that offers insight into the hopes and dreams of a generation of Americans striving to make their mark on the world.1898. Read, an Arkansas author, begins his novel: In his mind the traveler holds of Illinois a tiresome picture, the kitchen garden of a great people, a flat and unromantic necessity. The greatest of men have trod the level ground, but it is hard to mark history upon a plane; there is no rugged place on which to hang a wreath, and on the prairie the traveling eye is accommodated by no inn whereat it may halt to rest. Such is the Illinois as remembered by the hastening tourist. But in the southern part of the State there are mountains, and in the north, the scene of this story, there is a spread and a roll of romantic country-the green billows of Wisconsin gently breaking into Illinois; lakes scattered like a handful of jewels thrown broadcast, quiet rivers singing low among the rushes.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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