02264cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000110010610000330011724500140015026400510016430000470021533600260026233700260028833800360031450000310035050801020038152012680048353400450175165300200179665300250181665300250184165300290186685600430189524458UtSlPG20260610133548.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZaPS1 aMorrow, Honoré,d1880-194010aStill Jim 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2008-01-30 aProduced by Audrey Longhurst and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net a"Still Jim" by Honoré Willsie is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows a young boy named Jim Manning as he navigates the challenges of growing up in a changing America, marked by his father's tragic death in a quarry accident and the subsequent struggles of his family. Jim is determined to make something of himself and uphold the family legacy, even as he confronts themes of race, immigration, and the American identity. The opening of "Still Jim" introduces readers to the young protagonist, Jim Mannings, who is deeply affected by the manual labor of his father, Big Jim, at a local quarry. In the wake of his father's fatal accident, Jim grapples with grief and a sense of responsibility towards his mother. The narrative provides a snapshot of Jim's life, as he reflects on the hardships faced by his family amidst the changing socio-economic landscape of their New England town. The complicated relationships with immigrant workers, especially an Italian named Tomasso, highlight the broader themes of cultural tension. Jim's resolve to succeed and garner a better future, possibly in engineering, is established, setting the stage for his journey through adolescence into adulthood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aWestern stories aYoung men -- Fiction aEngineers -- Fiction aUnited States -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24458