02156cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000370011324500600015026400510021030000470026133600260030833700260033433800360036050000310039650801300042752011450055753400450170265300470174785600430179499900170183725688UtSlPG20260610133605.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aFisher, Frederick Vining,d1866-14aThe Transformation of Job :bA Tale of the High Sierras 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-06-03  aProduced by Mark C. Orton, Linda McKeown, Karen Dalrymple
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http://www.pgdp.net  a"The Transformation of Job" by Frederick Vining Fisher is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a mining town named Gold City, nestled in the high Sierras, focusing on the coming-of-age journey of a young boy named Job, as he navigates the complexities of life, loss, and love in a rugged environment shaped by past glory and current struggles.  At the start of the book, we meet Job Teale, a pale and timid twelve-year-old who arrives in Gold City in search of his father, Arthur Teale. Having lost his mother during their arduous journey, Job's appearance evokes curiosity and concern among the rough men of the town, who quickly recall his father's troubled past. After being taken in by Andrew Malden, a reclusive yet wealthy local, Job begins to adapt to his new life, but he is tormented by the memory of his mother and the hardships they faced. As the narrative progresses, we witness Job's transformation influenced by his surroundings, the relationships he forms, and the conflicts he faces, setting the stage for his development and the choices he will make. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25688  c66689d66689