Project Gutenberg 2005-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 108 Bellamy, Edward 1850 1898 The Duke of Stockbridge: A Romance of Shays' Rebellion Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Anne Soulard, Eric Eldred, Robert Shimmin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Duke of Stockbridge: A Romance of Shays' Rebellion" by Edward Bellamy is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the events surrounding Shays' Rebellion, a post-Revolutionary War uprising in Massachusetts. The narrative introduces characters such as Captain Perez Hamlin, who is central to the unfolding drama, alongside the residents of Stockbridge who are depicted in their struggle against economic injustice and societal upheaval. The opening of the novel vividly sets the scene on an August morning in 1777, detailing the serene landscape of Stockbridge while foreshadowing turmoil. It introduces villagers preparing for the impending conflict sparked by the Revolutionary War, with Squire Woodbridge and other prominent figures taking up arms in response to a call to action. As the men march off to join a battle against the Hessians, the emotional farewells to their families highlight the gravity of their situation. This initial chapter lays the groundwork for the exploration of personal and communal struggles in the face of broader socio-political challenges, setting an earnest tone that resonates throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Shays' Rebellion, 1786-1787 -- Fiction PS Text Historical Fiction Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 715499 715500 2024-10-03T13:36:51.204715 2023-10-04T04:18:08.271603 text/html text/html 733121 2021-02-26T00:15:15 text/html; charset=utf-8 254728 2021-02-26T00:15:19 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 357213 2024-10-03T13:37:02.190655 application/epub+zip 367665 2024-10-03T13:36:55.137708 application/epub+zip 339664 2024-10-03T13:36:53.683700 application/epub+zip 665856 2024-10-03T13:37:07.759637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 626733 2024-10-03T13:37:01.166690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517656 2022-09-04T06:13:55.602827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620918 620774 2024-10-03T13:36:50.082758 2023-10-04T04:18:07.320080 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 627042 2018-03-08T06:40:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 244016 2018-03-19T05:37:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 620511 2013-04-14T10:11:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 243235 2013-04-14T10:13:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 620502 2013-04-14T10:11:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243206 2013-04-14T10:13:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23481 2024-10-03T13:37:07.893643 application/rdf+xml 20195 2024-10-03T13:36:54.255718 image/jpeg 4475 2024-10-03T13:36:53.968731 image/jpeg 346980 2024-10-03T13:36:51.264725 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