Project Gutenberg 2005-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 98 Daviess, Maria Thompson 1872 1924 Chase, Edward L. 1884 The Golden Bird Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Garcia, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "The Golden Bird" by Maria Thompson Daviess is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Ann Craddock, a young woman facing sudden financial hardship after her father's loss of fortune, who embarks on a quest to establish a new life by raising chickens. As Ann navigates her newfound responsibilities with determination and a sense of adventure, the narrative unfolds against the backdrop of rural life in the Harpeth Valley, blending elements of humor, romance, and personal growth. At the start of the novel, Ann is introduced as a spirited and resourceful character, realizing that her immediate need is not just love, but also financial security. After selling her luxury items to purchase a prized rooster and a flock of hens, she finds herself returning to her family's ancestral home, Elmnest. During her journey, she encounters various characters, including her childhood friend Matthew, who proposes marriage, and Adam, a mysterious woodsman who helps her with her chickens. The opening chapters set the tone for Ann's adventures and struggles as she attempts to transform her life through poultry farming while grappling with her emotions and budding relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Fiction Farms -- Fiction Chickens -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 292425 292428 2024-10-07T13:14:23.387709 2023-09-08T04:06:31.688900 text/html text/html 290335 2020-12-12T19:56:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 440062 2020-12-12T19:56:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 509831 2024-10-07T13:14:29.813680 application/epub+zip 513879 2024-10-07T13:14:25.460699 application/epub+zip 189456 2024-10-07T13:14:24.172688 application/epub+zip 658108 2024-10-07T13:14:33.229630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638163 2024-10-07T13:14:29.020708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288986 2022-09-08T08:33:07.657647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276341 276119 2024-10-07T13:14:22.751684 2023-09-08T04:06:31.230859 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 276152 2020-12-12T19:56:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 107341 2020-12-12T19:56:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 276144 2020-12-12T19:56:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 107305 2020-12-12T19:56:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22395 2024-10-07T13:14:33.364625 application/rdf+xml 11915 2024-10-07T13:14:24.736668 image/jpeg 3163 2024-10-07T13:14:24.454670 image/jpeg 505585 2024-10-07T13:14:23.430680 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