02473cam a22003133u 4500 47575 UtSlPG 20260610134108.0 m cr n 260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Howe, E. W. (Edgar Watson), 1853-1937 The Story of a Country Town Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2014 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_a_Country_Town Release date is 2014-12-07 Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Story of a Country Town" by E. W. Howe is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book offers a fictional account of life in a small American town, with particular focus on the dynamics of its residents, their struggles, and the influence of religion on their lives. The story is narrated by Ned Westlock, the only son of the stern Rev. John Westlock, which suggests that his perspective will shape the depiction of his father's rigid beliefs and their impact on the community. At the start of the novel, the narrator reflects on his upbringing in Fairview, a prairie district where his family settled among other farmers seeking a better life. He describes the bleak atmosphere of the town, where the influence of his father's strict and unforgiving religious ideology seems to contribute to the general discontent of its residents. The opening chapters introduce key characters, including his father, who cultivates a hard and laborious religion, and Jo Erring, his imaginative friend who aspires to become a miller. Through Ned's observations of life at Fairview, readers are privy to the struggles, ambitions, and interpersonal relationships that define this rural community, setting the stage for deeper explorations of themes such as family, faith, and individuality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Frontier and pioneer life -- Kansas -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47575 88414 88414