Project Gutenberg 2010-07-03 Public domain in the USA. 136 Harris, Joel Chandler 1848 1908 Gabriel Tolliver: A Story of Reconstruction Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain material produced by Microsoft for their Live Search Books site.) "Gabriel Tolliver: A Story of Reconstruction" by Joel Chandler Harris is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores the lives of its main characters, Gabriel Tolliver and Nan Dorrington, set against the backdrop of post-Civil War Reconstruction in the South. Through the eyes of children, it delves into themes of innocence, community, and the complexities of growing up during a time of significant social change. The opening of the novel introduces the character of Cephas, who is eagerly informed about a letter from Shady Dale—a reference to a beloved hometown—by his wife, Sophia. As Cephas reminisces about his childhood friends and the simplicity of those days, readers are drawn into the nostalgic atmosphere of Shady Dale, which contrasts sharply with the impending realities of the Reconstruction era. The narrative sets the stage for the interactions between Gabriel, Nan, and other children, highlighting their idyllic childhood adventures while hinting at the more serious undertones of adult life and historical upheaval that will soon intersect with their innocent world. As the story unfolds, it promises to blend the charm of childhood with the pressing themes of change and identity emerging from the ashes of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33058/33058-h/images/cover.jpg en Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 689598 689623 2024-09-14T05:39:45.113658 2023-09-14T10:27:11.026172 text/html text/html 692443 2021-01-06T20:38:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 309394 2021-01-06T20:38:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 323443 2024-09-14T05:39:52.406644 application/epub+zip 333402 2024-09-14T05:39:46.033656 application/epub+zip 333402 2024-09-14T05:39:45.562659 application/epub+zip 526631 2024-09-14T05:39:57.938591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488220 2024-09-14T05:39:51.958623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488228 2022-09-15T07:43:45.979768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 667495 667260 2024-09-14T05:39:44.033712 2023-09-14T10:27:10.016188 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 667216 2021-01-06T20:38:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 253536 2021-01-06T20:38:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 667208 2021-01-06T20:38:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 253515 2021-01-06T20:38:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20377 2024-09-14T05:39:58.080597 application/rdf+xml 15869 2024-09-14T05:39:45.648686 image/jpeg 2072 2024-09-14T05:39:45.605661 image/jpeg 309614 2024-09-14T05:39:45.176669 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