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 Project Gutenberg 2007-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 119 Heydrick, Benjamin A. (Benjamin Alexander) 1871 1931 Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day The Right Promethean Fire, by Martin -- Sketch of George Madden Martin -- The Land of Heart's Desire, by Kelly -- Sketch of Myra Kelly -- The Tenor, by Bunner -- Sketch of H. C. Bunner -- The Passing of Priscilla Winthrop, by White -- Sketch of William Allen White -- The Gift of the Magi, by Henry -- Sketch of O. Henry -- The Gold Brick, by Whitlock -- Sketch of Brand Whitlock -- His Mother's Son, by Ferber -- Sketch of Edna Ferber -- Bitter-Sweet, by Hurst -- Sketch of Fannie Hurst -- The Riverman, by White -- Sketch of Stewart E. White -- Flint and Fire; How "Flint and Fire" Started and Grew, by Canfield -- Sketch of Dorothy Canfield -- The Ordeal at Mt. Hope, by Dunbar -- Sketch of Paul Laurence Dunbar -- Israel Drake, by Mayo -- Sketch of Katherine Mayo -- The Struggles and Triumph of Isidro de los Maestros, by Hopper -- Sketch of James M. Hopper -- The Citizen, by Dwyer -- Sketch of James F. Dwyer. Produced by Martin Pettit 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.) "Americans All" by Benjamin A. Heydrick is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The volume presents a tapestry of American life, showcasing various facets of the nation's diverse experiences and characters through the lens of different authors. This compilation aims to reflect the complexity of the American identity, rather than to present a singular narrative. The opening of the collection begins with a preface that discusses the elusive nature of the "Great American Novel" and posits that a more authentic representation of American life can be found in the short story format. The first tale, "The Right Promethean Fire" by George Madden Martin, introduces Emmy Lou, a young girl starting her first days in school. Through Emmy Lou's eyes, we witness her journey to catch up with her classmates while navigating the challenges of being an outsider in the educational system. The story captures the innocence and resilience of childhood, setting the tone for the diverse narratives that will follow in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Short stories, American PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 630938 630947 2024-09-10T06:45:31.915026 2023-09-10T10:03:24.304526 text/html text/html 643044 2007-10-26T15:30:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 244551 2007-10-26T15:30:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 311674 2024-09-10T06:45:42.037968 application/epub+zip 316461 2024-09-10T06:45:34.101989 application/epub+zip 314706 2024-09-10T06:45:32.803027 application/epub+zip 563727 2024-09-10T06:45:48.080463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502666 2024-09-10T06:45:40.907010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 512095 2022-09-11T04:21:09.387520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581954 581744 2024-09-10T06:45:30.233040 2023-09-10T10:03:22.752535 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 581858 2007-10-26T15:30:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 231509 2007-10-26T15:30:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 581850 2007-10-26T15:30:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231430 2007-10-26T15:30:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21318 2024-09-10T06:45:48.225409 application/rdf+xml 14477 2024-09-10T06:45:33.172010 image/jpeg 3801 2024-09-10T06:45:32.986003 image/jpeg 294685 2024-09-10T06:45:31.971019 application/octet-stream application/zip