Project Gutenberg 2012-08-20 Public domain in the USA. 70 Musick, John R. (John Roy) 1849 1901 Musick, John Roy Musick, J. R. (John Roy) 07033331 Brother Against Brother; or, The Tompkins Mystery. A Story of the Great American Rebellion. Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Brother Against Brother; or, The Tompkins Mystery" by John R. Musick is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set during the tumultuous period leading to the American Civil War, exploring themes of morality, conflict, and family ties. The main character, George W. Tompkins, is a Virginia planter torn between the institution of slavery he benefits from and the moral implications that haunt him, while also dealing with the violent legacy of his family's recent tragedy. The beginning of the novel sets the stage with a vivid description of a stagecoach ride through the misty Virginia countryside, introducing a somber and contemplative George W. Tompkins. Outwardly composed, he is burdened by memories of recent family tragedies, hinting at a deepening mystery surrounding his brother's family who were brutally murdered, supposedly connected to the slaves on their plantation. As the narrative unfolds, Tompkins engages in a heated discussion on the morality of slavery with a fellow traveler, and later, a chance encounter with a disturbed boy named Crazy Joe introduces further complexity to the plot. Through these initial chapters, Musick weaves a tapestry of personal and social dilemmas, foreshadowing the coming conflict over slavery that would tear families and the nation apart. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 566988 566993 2024-09-17T06:48:15.976584 2023-09-17T14:57:26.376494 text/html text/html 574750 2012-08-20T06:20:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 208050 2012-08-20T06:20:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 279208 2024-09-17T06:48:25.235564 application/epub+zip 283750 2024-09-17T06:48:17.914572 application/epub+zip 283751 2024-09-17T06:48:16.813537 application/epub+zip 550220 2024-09-17T06:48:30.975527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505384 2024-09-17T06:48:24.353510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520913 2022-09-18T14:39:25.544156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525768 525535 2024-09-17T06:48:14.262555 2023-09-17T14:57:24.841493 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 525540 2012-08-20T06:20:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 199688 2012-08-20T06:20:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 525537 2012-08-20T06:20:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199669 2012-08-20T06:20:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20232 2024-09-17T06:48:31.119467 application/rdf+xml 16971 2024-09-17T06:48:17.200553 image/jpeg 3840 2024-09-17T06:48:17.015568 image/jpeg 264832 2024-09-17T06:48:16.026685 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