Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 62 Burroughs, John 1837 1921 My Boyhood Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Text file produced by Tonya Allen, Eric Eldred, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "My Boyhood" by John Burroughs is a memoir that reflects on the author's formative years spent in rural America during the mid-19th century. The narrative captures Burroughs’ deep affection for his childhood surroundings, detailing his life on a family farm nestled in the Catskill Mountains. Through this examination of his early experiences, Burroughs illustrates the intertwining themes of nature, family, and the simple pleasures of country life, along with how these moments shaped his character and career as a writer. The opening of "My Boyhood" reveals Burroughs’ nostalgic recollections of his life on the farm, starting with a heartfelt foreword by his son, Julian. He sets the stage by sharing his early childhood memories, familial connections, and the work ethic ingrained in him by his parents. Burroughs describes the childhood joy of farm duties, from milking cows to gathering sap for maple syrup, combined with moments of boyish adventure and mischief. His reflections range from the harsh realities of farm life interspersed with the beauty of nature to the emotional experiences of growing up in a large family, capturing both the trials and tribulations inherent to rural living. Overall, the beginning serves not just as a narrative of events but as a deep, personal exploration of Burroughs' identity shaped by the landscapes and experiences of his youth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 -- Childhood and youth Naturalists -- New York (State) -- Biography QH Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals 310413 310414 2024-10-03T12:50:31.413697 2023-10-04T03:43:10.894896 text/html text/html 309487 2013-05-28T10:20:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 113951 2013-05-28T10:20:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 177673 2024-10-03T12:50:37.074627 application/epub+zip 180015 2024-10-03T12:50:33.329667 application/epub+zip 180015 2024-10-03T12:50:32.145649 application/epub+zip 292243 2024-10-03T12:50:40.015637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276777 2024-10-03T12:50:36.347660 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245085 2022-09-04T05:21:33.910817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276720 276567 2024-10-03T12:50:30.842681 2023-10-04T03:43:10.441922 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 276538 2013-05-28T10:20:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 109763 2013-05-28T10:20:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 276533 2013-05-28T10:20:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 109752 2013-05-28T10:20:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21600 2024-10-03T12:50:40.149613 application/rdf+xml 10000 2024-10-03T12:50:32.678659 image/jpeg 2825 2024-10-03T12:50:32.409658 image/jpeg 173268 2024-10-03T12:50:31.441653 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