Project Gutenberg 2009-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 92 Baily, Waldron 1871 1953 Baily, Dykeman Waldron Heart of the Blue Ridge Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Heart of the Blue Ridge" by Waldron Baily is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the picturesque setting of the Blue Ridge Mountains and centers on Zeke Higgins, a young man venturing out into the world while leaving behind his beloved Plutina. As Zeke grapples with his departure and the complexities of love and jealousy, the narrative reveals the deep emotional connections and struggles of the mountain folk. The beginning of the story introduces Zeke as he sets off on a journey away from his home, taking a moment to both cherish and mourn the separation from his old life and his mother. As he walks, he is filled with conflicting emotions—sadness for leaving his mother and a fierce love for Plutina, who awaits him. The tender interaction between Zeke and Plutina at their parting highlights their deep bond and the tension of their uncertain future together. This opening portion beautifully sets the stage for themes of love, ambition, and the challenging life in the mountains, drawing the reader into their rich emotional landscape and the trials that lie ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mountain life -- Fiction Blue Ridge Mountains -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 411812 411835 2024-09-12T09:00:17.071558 2023-09-12T12:10:32.835988 text/html text/html 426337 2009-03-30T10:41:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1019693 2009-03-30T10:41:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1045934 2024-09-12T09:00:24.641535 application/epub+zip 1052806 2024-09-12T09:00:18.955650 application/epub+zip 212489 2024-09-12T09:00:17.661545 application/epub+zip 1275755 2024-09-12T09:00:28.995470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1259741 2024-09-12T09:00:23.618487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354913 2022-09-13T09:09:48.904526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374452 374369 2024-09-12T09:00:16.242568 2023-09-12T12:10:32.052993 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 374286 2009-03-30T10:41:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 148593 2009-03-30T10:41:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 374277 2009-03-30T10:41:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148561 2009-03-30T10:41:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20184 2024-09-12T09:00:29.136459 application/rdf+xml 11996 2024-09-12T09:00:18.018546 image/jpeg 3465 2024-09-12T09:00:17.837557 image/jpeg 1064312 2024-09-12T09:00:17.141636 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