TY - BOOK AU - Harris,Joel Chandler AU - Herford,Oliver TI - Aaron in the Wildwoods AV - PZPS PY - 2016/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Animals -- Juvenile fiction KW - Children -- Death -- Juvenile fiction KW - Friendship -- Juvenile fiction KW - Nature stories KW - Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction KW - Natural history -- Juvenile fiction KW - Children with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction KW - Plantation life -- Juvenile fiction KW - African Americans -- Juvenile fiction KW - Slavery -- Juvenile fiction KW - Parent and child -- Juvenile fiction KW - Swamps -- Juvenile fiction KW - Storytelling -- Juvenile fiction KW - Arabs -- Juvenile fiction N1 - Release date is 2016-08-12; Produced by David Edwards, Andrés V. Galia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Original publication data not identified N2 - "Aaron in the Wildwoods" by Joel Chandler Harris is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a young boy named Little Crotchet, who, despite being crippled, finds a unique bond with his Gray Pony and exhibits a brave spirit. The narrative also introduces a runaway named Aaron, weaving a tale of adventure and the mysteries of the swamp where he seeks refuge. The opening of the novel presents Little Crotchet, a boy who walks using crutches, and depicts his spirited personality as he rides through the plantation on his Gray Pony. As he observes a peculiar blue smoke rising from the swamp—a source of mystery among the locals—he engages with characters like Ben Gadsby, who displays a mix of bravado and fear. The tension surrounding Aaron's presence as a runaway grows, highlighting both the boy's courageous nature and the mystical elements of the wildwoods. The relationships among the plantation's inhabitants, black and white, hint at deeper societal issues and the significance of bravery, friendship, and loyalty in a turbulent setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52782 ER -