Project Gutenberg 2015-12-15 Public domain in the USA. 84 Harris, Joel Chandler 1848 1908 Kemble, E. W. (Edward Windsor) 1861 1933 Kemble, Edward Windsor Kemble, E. W. (Edward Winsor) 07002891 On the Plantation: A Story of a Georgia Boy's Adventures during the War Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by Google Books "On the Plantation: A Story of a Georgia Boy's Adventures during the War" by Joel Chandler Harris is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Joe Maxwell, a young boy in Georgia, as he navigates life during the Civil War, encountering various adventures and characters on his journey. Through Joe's experiences, readers are likely to explore themes of childhood innocence, the impact of war, and the dynamics of life on a plantation. The opening of the novel introduces Joe Maxwell and his quaint surroundings in the village of Hillsborough, Georgia, during a time when war looms ominously over the community. Joe often finds solace in the local post-office, where he reads newspapers and observes the comings and goings of townspeople. As he yearns for adventure, he becomes captivated by a call to learn the printing trade, which leads him to leave behind his childhood and embark on a new chapter of his life at the plantation. The narrative sets the stage for Joe's growth and the exploration of his adventurous spirit against the backdrop of a war that has begun to reshape the lives around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en War stories Boys -- Fiction Adventure stories Plantation life -- Fiction Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 314857 314860 2024-09-21T08:52:46.759015 2023-09-22T06:14:47.111612 text/html text/html 333186 2018-05-25T04:48:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 10308028 2018-05-25T04:49:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 5228199 2024-09-21T08:52:54.109929 application/epub+zip 5222903 2024-09-21T08:52:48.218961 application/epub+zip 170967 2024-09-21T08:52:47.293997 application/epub+zip 5304872 2024-09-21T08:52:58.240948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5275803 2024-09-21T08:52:52.426952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241814 2022-09-23T04:48:00.908078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253883 253814 2024-09-21T08:52:46.004012 2023-09-22T06:14:45.516606 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 257638 2018-03-15T12:57:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 97375 2018-03-15T12:57:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 253917 2015-12-15T12:53:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 96924 2015-12-15T12:54:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22074 2024-09-21T08:52:58.397898 application/rdf+xml 18705 2024-09-21T08:52:47.393976 image/jpeg 2989 2024-09-21T08:52:47.342973 image/jpeg 8605532 2024-09-21T08:52:46.909971 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 en.wikipedia