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 Project Gutenberg 2014-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 87 Frederic, Harold 1856 1898 The Copperhead Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Gonçalo Silva, sp1nd and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Copperhead" by Harold Frederic is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the American Civil War and revolves around the life of Abner Beech, a farmer who becomes increasingly isolated from his neighbors due to his strong anti-war stance and personal beliefs. The novel explores themes of loyalty, social divisions, and the impact of political ideologies on personal relationships, as well as detailing the struggles and moral dilemmas faced by its characters in a time of national crisis. The opening of "The Copperhead" introduces us to the protagonist Abner Beech through the reflections of a young boy who lived on his farm. It emphasizes Abner's stature as a respected farmer, his deviation from communal norms due to his opposition to the prevailing abolitionist sentiment, and the resultant social ostracism. As the narrative unfolds, it captures the erosion of his standing in the community, symbolized by his declining relationships and the perception of his household amid the rising tide of war fervor. Abner's conflict with his only son, Jeff, who chooses to enlist and go against his father’s beliefs, sets a poignant tone for the ensuing plot, invoking questions of duty, family loyalty, and the personal costs of one's convictions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46124/46124-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction New York (State) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 261811 261814 2024-10-19T10:29:09.087789 2023-09-20T06:13:51.945558 text/html text/html 268322 2014-06-28T10:08:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 186835 2014-06-28T10:08:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 203214 2024-10-19T10:29:13.808279 application/epub+zip 204085 2024-10-19T10:29:09.962795 application/epub+zip 173450 2024-10-19T10:29:09.478810 application/epub+zip 287725 2024-10-19T10:29:16.900248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257144 2024-10-19T10:29:13.297351 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226767 2022-09-21T04:17:49.761859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229930 2024-10-19T10:29:08.603802 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232645 2014-06-28T10:08:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 93208 2014-06-28T10:08:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 229750 2014-06-28T10:08:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 92781 2014-06-28T10:08:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 229742 2014-06-28T10:08:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 92754 2014-06-28T10:08:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23340 2024-10-19T10:29:17.052250 application/rdf+xml 10942 2024-10-19T10:29:09.572778 image/jpeg 1836 2024-10-19T10:29:09.525797 image/jpeg 186161 2024-10-19T10:29:09.113787 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia