Project Gutenberg 2008-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 103 Garland, Hamlin 1860 1940 A Spoil of Office: A Story of the Modern West Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by 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.) "A Spoil of Office: A Story of the Modern West" by Hamlin Garland is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Bradley Talcott, a young farmer navigating the challenges of political ambition and social dynamics in the context of the Midwest during this transformative period. Through his experiences, readers are invited to engage with themes of ambition, class struggle, and the pursuit of a better life in a rapidly changing society. The opening of the narrative introduces Bradley at the Grange picnic, a lively event symbolizing the local farming community's unity and aspirations. As Bradley drives the omnibus, the vibrant atmosphere contrasts sharply with his internal struggles of feeling marginalized and unnoticed. He becomes captivated by Ida Wilbur, a speaker at the event, whose powerful words ignite a yearning for more than his current life offers. The early chapters lay the groundwork for Bradley's journey of self-discovery and ambition amidst the socio-political challenges faced by farmers of the time, illustrating his introspective nature and the allure of political life that beckons him to step beyond his role as a laborer. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Farmers -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 555858 555645 2024-10-11T09:10:09.030991 2023-09-11T11:36:44.744796 text/html text/html 576156 2021-01-03T22:44:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1933947 2021-01-03T22:44:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 461160 2024-10-11T09:10:19.887894 application/epub+zip 468452 2024-10-11T09:10:11.486908 application/epub+zip 304035 2024-10-11T09:10:10.210871 application/epub+zip 820658 2024-10-11T09:10:25.942811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 768991 2024-10-11T09:10:18.463857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 755374 2022-09-12T08:27:15.312794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486455 2024-10-11T09:10:07.336889 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 490164 2017-03-19T14:00:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 190034 2021-01-03T22:44:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 486302 2008-08-04T10:18:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 188432 2021-01-03T22:44:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 486298 2008-08-04T10:18:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188396 2021-01-03T22:44:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22771 2024-10-11T09:10:26.100799 application/rdf+xml 14945 2024-10-11T09:10:10.443892 image/jpeg 2525 2024-10-11T09:10:10.325943 image/jpeg 1960339 2024-10-11T09:10:09.124921 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