Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 228 Tarkington, Booth 1869 1946 Tarkington, Newton Booth Tarkington, B. (Booth) Van Loot, Cornelius Obenchain The Gentleman from Indiana Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger "The Gentleman from Indiana" by Booth Tarkington is a novel written during the late 19th century. Set in the fictional town of Plattville, Indiana, the story introduces readers to a range of local characters while exploring themes of ambition, politics, and small-town life. At its center is John Harkless, a young man from the East who arrives in Plattville with dreams of revitalizing the struggling "Carlow County Herald" newspaper. At the start of the novel, Harkless's arrival creates a stir among the townspeople, who are intrigued by this outsider. As he settles in, he encounters the challenges of small-town politics, particularly the influence of the "White Caps," a local group that represents lawlessness and intimidation. Tarkington paints a vivid picture of Plattville's flat landscape and the eccentricities of its residents, all while establishing Harkless's internal conflict as he tries to forge his path in a community that is steeped in tradition. The opening chapters set the stage for Harkless's struggles, not just in the realm of journalism, but also in navigating the complexities of his new environment and the relationships he will form within it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Indiana -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 697103 697104 2024-10-04T11:34:36.903340 2023-10-05T03:42:09.451876 text/html text/html 723194 2021-01-26T16:56:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 250699 2021-01-26T16:56:27 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 327363 2024-10-04T11:34:47.068269 application/epub+zip 339782 2024-10-04T11:34:40.324303 application/epub+zip 324627 2024-10-04T11:34:38.921384 application/epub+zip 584756 2024-10-04T11:34:52.477261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551455 2024-10-04T11:34:46.186271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505391 2022-09-05T05:01:43.996096 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600759 600724 2024-10-04T11:34:35.577329 2023-10-05T03:42:08.481869 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 609347 2018-03-03T11:00:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 238491 2018-03-19T12:42:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 600541 2009-06-16T03:58:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 237463 2009-06-16T03:59:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21435 2024-10-04T11:34:52.610239 application/rdf+xml 13411 2024-10-04T11:34:39.491290 image/jpeg 3818 2024-10-04T11:34:39.203303 image/jpeg 321864 2024-10-04T11:34:36.962332 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