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A Son Of The Middle Border

By Hamlin Garland

A Son Of The Middle Border Memories

A Son Of The Middle Border

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A son of the middle border is an autobiographical reflection on a formative American era, tracing the experiences of a farming family in the rural Midwest during a time of national transformation. Rooted in the author s childhood, the narrative blends individual memory with collective history, portraying the pioneer ethos through a personal lens. Beginning with the emotional return of a father after the Civil War, the story captures a household reuniting under the weight of sacrifice and change. Life on the farm is presented with vivid detail, revealing both the hardship and quiet majesty of nature that shaped the narrator s earliest impressions. The wilderness is not only a physical environment but a symbol of the untamed forces social, emotional, and historical that the family navigates. Throughout the book, recollections of kinship, labor, and youthful wonder build a layered picture of domestic resilience and cultural inheritance. The result is a tribute to the rural Midwest as a site of identity, nostalgia, and the enduring pull of one s origins during a period of American expansion.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
334
Release Date:
2025-06-01
Publication Date:
2025-06-01
Publisher:
Double 9 Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
937146660X
ISBN13:
9789371466608
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
472 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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