Hamlin Garland

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Cavanagh Forest Ranger A Romance Of The Mountain West

Beschreibung

Cavanagh forest ranger: A romance of the mountain West opens with a young woman returning to the Mountain West after years away, only to find the world she once knew replaced by unfamiliar forces. The town has been transformed by commercialization, stripping the landscape of its former character and turning once-authentic settings into attractions for tourists. The protagonist's sense of nostalgia is quickly replaced by disappointment as she witnesses the decay of her childhood home and the emotional and physical toll it has taken on her mother. The deterioration of the family-run hotel becomes symbolic of the broader collapse of old ideals, confronting her with the harsh truth of romanticized visions now lost. This early conflict drives a search for purpose as she struggles to restore dignity and hope in an environment shaped by exploitation and shifting values. Compounding these challenges is the presence of local men who represent both danger and disillusionment. The protagonist's emotional distance from her former life and discomfort with modern intrusions set the stage for a quiet reckoning with identity, resilience, and the cost of progress in a world reshaped by outside pressures.

Autor

Hannibal Hamlin Garland was an American novelist, poet, essayist, short story author, Georgist, and psychical researcher. He is best known for his fiction about hardworking Midwestern farmers. Hannibal Hamlin Garland was born on a farm near West Salem, Wisconsin, on September 14, 1860, as the second of four children of Richard Garland of Maine and Charlotte Isabelle McClintock. The boy was named after Abraham Lincoln's vice president, Hannibal Hamlin. He grew up on numerous Midwestern farms before relocating to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1884 to pursue a writing career. He read diligently at the Boston Public Library. There he grew infatuated with Henry George's views and the Single Tax Movement. George's beliefs influenced several of his writings, including Main-Travelled Roads (1891), Prairie Folks (1892), and his novel Jason Edwards (1892). Main-Travelled Roads was his first big hit. It was a compilation of short stories inspired by his time on the farm. He serialized a biography of Ulysses S. Grant in McClure's Magazine before turning it into a book in 1898. The same year, Garland visited the Yukon to observe the Klondike Gold Rush, which inspired The Trail of the Gold Seekers (1899).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double 9 Books
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 254g
• ISBN-13: 9789371463539
• ISBN-10: 9371463538
• Artikelnr.: 75416232