02553cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500290014526400510017430000470022533600260027233700260029833800360032450000310036050801830039152013000057453400450187465300200191965300210193965300570196065300570201765300390207470000180211385600430213199900170217439238UtSlPG20260610133911.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aMicheaux, Oscar,d1884-195114aThe Homesteader: A Novel 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2012-03-24  aProduced by Cathy Maxam and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
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Internet Archive)  a"The Homesteader: A Novel" by Oscar Micheaux is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores the challenges of life on the American frontier through the experiences of its main characters — Jean Baptiste, a determined young Black homesteader, and Agnes Stewart, a young woman seeking adventure and purpose in a new land. Their intersecting lives highlight issues of race, class, and gender as they navigate their ambitions against the backdrop of a society rife with prejudice and social barriers.  At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Agnes Stewart, who reflects on her family's failed farming venture in Kansas and their return to Indiana. Her yearning for a better life leads her to consider a move to South Dakota, where opportunities abound. Concurrently, Jean Baptiste is portrayed in a gripping scene against a fierce blizzard as he struggles to return home to his sod house. Their fateful encounter occurs when Agnes, after getting lost during her adventure, stumbles upon Jean, who is on the brink of freezing to death. As she rescues him, their lives intersect in a poignant moment that sets the stage for the complex dynamics of race, love, and ambition that will unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWestern stories  aPastoral fiction  aFrontier and pioneer life -- South Dakota -- Fiction  aAfrican American pioneers -- South Dakota -- Fiction  aSouth Dakota -- History -- Fiction1 aFarrow, W. M.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39238  c80077d80077