Project Gutenberg 2009-05-13 Public domain in the USA. 145 Garland, Hamlin 1860 1940 A Son of the Middle Border E-text prepared by Lee Dawei, Barbara Kosker, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "A Son of the Middle Border" by Hamlin Garland is an autobiographical account written in the late 19th century. This work reflects the experiences of a Midwestern settler family during the period of American expansion and development, particularly between the 1840s and early 20th century. The narrative centers on the author’s own life, exploring themes of family, childhood, and the pioneer spirit as he recounts the history and struggles of his ancestors, the Garlands and the McClintocks. The opening of the book introduces us to the narrator's early memories following the Civil War. He describes the return of his father, a soldier who has been away for two years, and the emotional reunion with his family. The story captures the excitement and trepidation of a childhood spent on a Wisconsin farm, amidst the lush but also intimidating wilderness. Significant mingling of personal and familial tales illustrates the impact of the war on family dynamics and the nature of memory, as the narrator reflects on the simplicity and profound beauty of rural life during a transformative era in American history. The reader is drawn into the narrator's world, experiencing the poignant moments of joy, fear, and discovery that shaped his childhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940 Frontier and pioneer life -- Middle West PS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature 902065 892228 2024-09-12T10:50:20.098354 2023-09-12T13:46:47.619437 text/html text/html 903787 2016-07-18T09:22:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 654955 2016-07-18T09:22:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 686901 2024-09-12T10:50:32.784309 application/epub+zip 696700 2024-09-12T10:50:22.358324 application/epub+zip 425085 2024-09-12T10:50:21.295309 application/epub+zip 954921 2024-09-12T10:50:40.802208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 873182 2024-09-12T10:50:31.236292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 602267 2022-09-13T11:21:59.203981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 831626 831506 2024-09-12T10:50:18.255405 2023-09-12T13:46:45.955419 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 831312 2016-07-18T09:22:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 332525 2016-07-18T09:22:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 831320 2016-07-18T09:22:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 332501 2016-07-18T09:22:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21264 2024-09-12T10:50:40.965185 application/rdf+xml 7227 2024-09-12T10:50:21.408360 image/jpeg 1543 2024-09-12T10:50:21.355342 image/jpeg 659982 2024-09-12T10:50:20.186309 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