Project Gutenberg 2005-08-17 Public domain in the USA. 107 Sinclair, Bertrand W. 1881 1972 Sinclair, William Brown Sinclair, Bill Sinclair, Bertrand William Johnson, Frank Tenney 1874 1939 Johnson, F. Tenney Poor Man's Rock Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Paul Ereaut and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Poor Man's Rock" by Bertrand W. Sinclair is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around themes of love, jealousy, and struggle amidst the backdrop of the rugged landscape of British Columbia. Central to the narrative is the character Donald MacRae, whose past experiences intertwine with those of his son, Jack, who returns home from war to find his father gravely ill and their family's legacy in jeopardy. The opening of the book immerses us in a tense situation at sea, where Donald MacRae is trying to escape from the pursuing yacht "Gull" with his beloved Bessie, the daughter of a powerful family. The dynamic between the characters hints at deeper conflicts involving family loyalty, societal expectations, and personal sacrifice. As the story unfolds, we learn about Jack's struggle to connect with his heritage while confronting the consequences of past family actions, particularly involving the Gower family, who have historically obstructed the MacRaes. The vividly depicted coastal setting and the emotional turmoil of the characters set the stage for a gripping tale of resilience and retribution against the backdrop of the sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Love stories Pacific salmon fisheries -- British Columbia -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 546036 546037 2024-10-07T11:01:31.933275 2023-09-07T11:24:51.081082 text/html text/html 552255 2020-12-12T09:46:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 274301 2020-12-12T09:46:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 346208 2024-10-07T11:01:45.385193 application/epub+zip 354066 2024-10-07T11:01:36.078275 application/epub+zip 284047 2024-10-07T11:01:34.290258 application/epub+zip 580710 2024-10-07T11:01:52.987174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485350 2024-10-07T11:01:44.046240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 448359 2022-09-08T06:03:12.976068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517978 517879 2024-10-07T11:01:30.687263 2023-09-07T11:24:50.025070 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 517891 2020-12-12T09:46:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 201569 2020-12-12T09:46:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 517884 2020-12-12T09:46:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201533 2020-12-12T09:46:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22607 2024-10-07T11:01:53.224164 application/rdf+xml 12911 2024-10-07T11:01:35.084274 image/jpeg 3555 2024-10-07T11:01:34.607252 image/jpeg 343102 2024-10-07T11:01:32.085255 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia