Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 108 Anderson, Sherwood 1876 1941 Fever, Buck Marching Men Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Text file produced by Juliet Sutherland HTML file produced by David Widger "Marching Men" by Sherwood Anderson is a novel written in the early 20th century, capturing the life and struggles of individuals in a mining town. The story centers around Beaut McGregor, the son of a miner, as he navigates his complex emotions towards his environment, his family legacy, and the societal structures surrounding him. The novel explores themes of class, ambition, and power dynamics within communities marked by hardship and industrialism. At the start of the novel, we meet Uncle Charlie, who playfully names Beaut McGregor after a freshly baked loaf, highlighting the town's bleak yet humorous essence. Describing the harsh conditions of Coal Creek, the narrative introduces Beaut, a tall and awkward boy filled with hatred for the miners and shame about his familial association. This initial chapter paints a vivid picture of the town's grim atmosphere, characterized by snow-covered streets and the silent, weary miners mundanely completing their laborious lives. Beaut grapples with anger towards his fellow townsmen, feeling a sense of disdain for their collective existence, while hinting at an inner conflict about his identity and future aspirations. The groundwork is laid for Beaut's journey from the confines of Coal Creek to eventually seeking something greater in Chicago, setting the tone for his quest for meaning amidst chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en City and town life -- Fiction Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction Labor leaders -- Fiction Coal mines and mining -- Pennsylvania -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 467833 467834 2024-10-03T11:57:00.508903 2023-10-03T10:27:04.293014 text/html text/html 478230 2019-01-23T11:12:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 153677 2019-01-23T11:14:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 231595 2024-10-03T11:57:09.020824 application/epub+zip 238853 2024-10-03T11:57:03.717867 application/epub+zip 231137 2024-10-03T11:57:02.344876 application/epub+zip 424759 2024-10-03T11:57:13.132807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387082 2024-10-03T11:57:08.089846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351517 2022-09-04T04:17:58.762465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404174 404098 2024-10-03T11:56:59.572884 2023-10-03T10:27:03.544527 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 406961 2019-01-23T11:12:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 146963 2019-01-23T11:14:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 403968 2013-06-30T10:35:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146706 2013-06-30T10:36:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22331 2024-10-03T11:57:13.259801 application/rdf+xml 13330 2024-10-03T11:57:02.904860 image/jpeg 3389 2024-10-03T11:57:02.622929 image/jpeg 224260 2024-10-03T11:57:00.546929 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