Project Gutenberg 2006-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 57 White, William Allen 1868 1944 White, W. A. (William Allen) A Certain Rich Man Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Certain Rich Man" by William Allen White is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of a small town in Kansas during the tumultuous years leading up to and including the Civil War. The narrative focuses on young John Barclay, his childhood adventures, and the unfolding drama as his community grapples with issues of freedom and conflict, particularly through the relationships with key figures like Philemon Ward and the dynamics of the war. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to a group of boys at play in the woods, unaware of the historical significance surrounding their actions. John Barclay is depicted as a free-spirited child who enjoys imaginative games, evoking innocence amidst the larger conflicts brewing around him. The narrative quickly shifts to a pivotal moment in John’s life as he encounters a band of Indians, setting the stage for subsequent reflections on migration, freedom, and the personal cost of war. His experiences are colored by memories of his father’s abolitionist beliefs and the struggles faced by his mother, weaving a rich tapestry of familial bonds, community spirit, and the moral questions surrounding the Civil War. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Social problems -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 967659 967194 2024-10-08T09:16:14.027869 2023-09-08T10:37:12.915240 text/html text/html 984153 2006-06-26T10:40:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 364002 2006-06-26T10:40:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 454705 2024-10-08T09:16:27.684797 application/epub+zip 464884 2024-10-08T09:16:17.999884 application/epub+zip 449683 2024-10-08T09:16:16.274878 application/epub+zip 765078 2024-10-08T09:16:35.392781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 697747 2024-10-08T09:16:26.364839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 673446 2022-09-09T05:11:48.537395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 912389 912313 2024-10-08T09:16:12.507881 2023-09-08T10:37:11.642215 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 912178 2006-06-26T10:35:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 349493 2006-06-26T10:35:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 912187 2006-06-26T10:35:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 349467 2006-06-26T10:35:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21478 2024-10-08T09:16:35.526784 application/rdf+xml 12827 2024-10-08T09:16:16.899944 image/jpeg 3490 2024-10-08T09:16:16.581879 image/jpeg 429684 2024-10-08T09:16:14.122900 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