02566cam a22003373u 4500 75408 UtSlPG 20260610134738.0 m cr n 260607r20251920utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PZ Todd, Burbank L. Hiram in the Middle West Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-02-19 Aaron Adrignola, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Hiram in the Middle West: Or, A Young Farmer's Upward Struggle" by Burbank L. Todd is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Hiram Strong, a determined young farmer who arrives in Pringleton to manage the newly acquired Sunnyside Farm after the previous house burned down. Set against the backdrop of rural farming life, the narrative explores Hiram’s challenges and aspirations as he seeks to carve out his place in the agricultural landscape. The opening of the novel introduces Hiram as he arrives at a quiet train station in the rain-drenched town of Pringleton, expressing his immediate sense of isolation. He encounters the eccentric stationmaster and learns about the peculiarities of the area, including the hermitic Yancey Battick, who lives nearby and is notorious for his peculiar behavior and intense fear of rats. As Hiram journeys to find accommodation, he stumbles upon Battick's home, where he learns more about Battick's strange fears and motivations involving a potentially valuable type of wheat he seems to be hoarding. This establishes a foundation for Hiram's journey filled with agricultural struggles along with the peculiar characters he meets, suggesting a narrative rich with humor, insight, and the spirit of perseverance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: United States: George Sully & Company, 1920 Pastoral fiction Agriculture -- Juvenile fiction Hastings, Howard L. (Howard Livingston), 1887-1955 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433089213254&view=1up&seq=13 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75408 116133 116133