Project Gutenberg 2009-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 122 Harris, Credo Fitch 1874 1956 15025939 Sunlight Patch Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by David Garcia and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Kentuckiana Digital Library (http://kdl.kyvl.org/) "Sunlight Patch" by Credo Fitch Harris is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows the journey of a young mountaineer named Dale Dawson as he emerges from the wilderness of Kentucky into a broader world filled with new opportunities and challenges. Central to the story is the contrast between the rugged life Dale knows and the more refined society he encounters, making it a tale of growth, discovery, and the quest for knowledge. The beginning of "Sunlight Patch" introduces Dale as he rides down from the mountains on his old mare, captivated by the beauty of the valley he dreams of entering—a place symbolizing hope and new beginnings. Shortly thereafter, he is drawn into an altercation at a schoolhouse where a young teacher, Jane, confronts a bully named Tusk Potter. Dale, witnessing the danger Jane faces, intervenes to protect her, setting off a series of events that intertwines their lives and exposes themes of courage, chivalry, and the stark realities of life in rural Kentucky. As the story unfolds, Dale's commitment to learning and developing his character is highlighted, as he grapples with his aspirations and the impact of civilization on his way of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Kentucky -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 619142 618873 2024-10-12T12:35:31.850361 2023-09-13T04:11:12.819947 text/html text/html 630455 2009-05-29T13:33:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 280717 2009-05-29T13:39:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 365917 2024-10-12T12:35:43.767334 application/epub+zip 370533 2024-10-12T12:35:34.972372 application/epub+zip 331890 2024-10-12T12:35:33.025374 application/epub+zip 614860 2024-10-12T12:35:50.442271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559558 2024-10-12T12:35:42.427378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488507 2022-09-13T12:30:14.867461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568556 568353 2024-10-12T12:35:29.726370 2023-09-13T04:11:11.158901 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 568225 2009-05-29T13:28:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 228293 2009-05-29T13:28:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 568235 2009-05-29T13:28:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 228285 2009-05-29T13:28:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21296 2024-10-12T12:35:50.687270 application/rdf+xml 12632 2024-10-12T12:35:33.857364 image/jpeg 3338 2024-10-12T12:35:33.410363 image/jpeg 341853 2024-10-12T12:35:31.907384 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