Project Gutenberg 2012-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 111 Pangborn, Edgar 1909 1976 Wilderness of Spring Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Bruce Albrecht, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Wilderness of Spring" by Edgar Pangborn is a historical novel written in the late 20th century. It portrays life in Deerfield, Massachusetts, during the early 18th century, specifically around 1704, and centers on the experiences of brothers Ben and Reuben Cory amidst the tensions and dangers of their time. The narrative explores themes of familial bonds, fear of the unknown, and the impact of war on innocent lives, particularly focusing on the boys' responses to their tumultuous environment. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to Ben Cory, a young boy grappling with feelings of loneliness and the looming threat of the "Others"—the Native Americans and French forces that pose danger to his frontier community. The family struggles with oppressive war tensions, as illustrated by their conversations and daily lives fraught with anxiety and the reality of potential raids. The opening chapters set a vivid scene of their winter environment, the outside world, and the warmth of their home juxtaposed against the harshness of their existence, which serves as a backdrop for the unfolding drama that eventually leads to traumatic events impacting the entire family. As the narrative progresses, it becomes evident that both brothers are dealing with their internal demons, fears, and the dire consequences of a world at war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 804974 804980 2024-10-16T17:49:54.139204 2023-09-17T11:12:41.276285 text/html text/html 815470 2012-06-03T10:21:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 361700 2012-06-03T10:21:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 448994 2024-10-16T17:50:06.728124 application/epub+zip 461455 2024-10-16T17:49:57.987122 application/epub+zip 393301 2024-10-16T17:49:56.290140 application/epub+zip 745389 2024-10-16T17:50:13.555060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 716036 2024-10-16T17:50:05.725150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 634650 2022-09-18T09:27:44.494594 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 778446 778347 2024-10-16T17:49:52.132157 2023-09-17T11:12:39.457257 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 778280 2012-06-03T10:21:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 311167 2012-06-03T10:21:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 778271 2012-06-03T10:21:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 311122 2012-06-03T10:21:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21829 2024-10-16T17:50:13.700055 application/rdf+xml 14604 2024-10-16T17:49:56.879177 image/jpeg 3672 2024-10-16T17:49:56.576145 image/jpeg 435199 2024-10-16T17:49:54.215149 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