02397cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500180014526400510016330000470021433600260026133700260028733800360031350000310034950502220038050801100060252012100071253400450192265300200196765300240198785600430201199900170205420697UtSlPG20260610133458.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aGarland, Hamlin,d1860-194010aPrairie Folks 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-02-270 aUncle Ethan's speculation -- The test of Elder Pill -- William Bacon's hired man -- Sim Burns's wife -- Saturday night on the farm -- Village cronies -- Drifting Crane -- Old Daddy Deering -- The sociable at Dudley's.  aProduced by Roger Frank, Robert Homa, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Prairie Folks" by Hamlin Garland is a collection of stories set in the American Midwest, written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the lives of pioneers and settlers inhabiting the prairie, depicting their struggles, relationships, and daily experiences. Themes of hardship, character, and the pursuit of happiness in challenging environments resonate throughout the narratives, capturing a vivid portrayal of rural American life."  "The opening of "Prairie Folks" introduces us to Uncle Ethan Ripley, a farmer with a keen sense of character who believes that a man’s attitude while seated in a wagon conveys his nature. As he engages with a wandering patent medicine salesman, the dialogue showcases Ethan’s simple, hardworking life and sets the stage for humor and conflict. The chance encounter leads to Ethan’s decision to let the salesman paint a sign advertising the bitters on his newly-built barn, igniting tension with his wife, who disapproves of the advertisement. The narrative blend of dialogue, character details, and rural life reflects Garland's keen observation of human nature and societal norms in the frontier context." (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWestern stories  aPrairies -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20697  c61932d61932