Project Gutenberg 2007-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 85 McConnel, John Ludlum 1826 1862 McConnel, J. L. (John Ludlum) Darley, Felix Octavius Carr 1822 1888 Darley, F. O. C. (Felix Octavius Carr) 07022160 Western Characters; or, Types of Border Life in the Western States Produced by Julia Miller, Marcia Brooks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Western Characters; or, Types of Border Life in the Western States" by J. L. McConnel is a collection of sketches and character studies written in the mid-19th century. The work aims to depict the various types of individuals that emerged in the American West, focusing particularly on their roles and interactions in a rapidly changing society. The introduction sets the stage for exploring a range of characters, from the Indian to the schoolmaster, highlighting themes of civilization versus barbarism and the complexities of frontier life. The beginning of the text presents a thoughtful preface that outlines the author's intention to portray idealized representations of certain classes of individuals in the Western States rather than specific historical figures. McConnel discusses the inherent challenges of accurately depicting local character and warns against misconceptions that might arise from his sketches. The opening also emphasizes the significance of the Mississippi River as a powerful emblem of both historical and personal journeys, drawing parallels between its flow and the trajectory of human lives. In this introductory portion, the author lays the foundation for the exploration of frontiersmen and their relationships with both nature and one another, setting the tone for the rest of the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Frontier and pioneer life -- Mississippi River Valley Mississippi River Valley -- Social life and customs F350.5 Text United States Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 581582 577136 2024-09-10T06:36:34.001330 2023-09-10T09:55:33.413125 text/html text/html 590365 2007-10-23T08:34:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 583584 2007-10-23T08:34:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 680436 2024-09-10T06:36:44.170209 application/epub+zip 688951 2024-09-10T06:36:36.461288 application/epub+zip 308605 2024-09-10T06:36:35.087347 application/epub+zip 997320 2024-09-10T06:36:49.703195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 953011 2024-09-10T06:36:42.897245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574820 2022-09-11T04:09:26.332482 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505748 505524 2024-09-10T06:36:32.778309 2023-09-10T09:55:32.400107 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 505459 2007-10-23T08:34:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 195652 2007-10-23T08:34:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 505454 2007-10-23T08:34:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 195591 2007-10-23T08:34:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20980 2024-09-10T06:36:49.856184 application/rdf+xml 24201 2024-09-10T06:36:35.474260 image/jpeg 4534 2024-09-10T06:36:35.279292 image/jpeg 650658 2024-09-10T06:36:34.078297 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