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100 1 _aCraddock, Charles Egbert,
_d1850-1922
245 1 4 _aThe bushwhackers & other stories
246 1 _aThe bushwhackers and other stories
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-05-24
505 0 _aThe bushwhackers -- The panther of Jolton's Ridge -- The exploit of Choolah, the Chickasaw.
508 _aPeter Becker, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Bushwhackers & Other Stories" by Charles Egbert Craddock is a collection of stories written in the late 19th century. The opening tale follows Hilary Knox, a young mountaineer yearning for adventure, as he navigates the challenges of war and personal identity in East Tennessee during a time of conflict. The story explores themes of courage, the longing for action, and the complexities of young ambition amid the backdrop of war-torn landscapes and shifting allegiances. At the start of "The Bushwhackers," we meet Hilary Knox, a sixteen-year-old boy who is captivated by dreams of enlisting in the army and joining the fight for his country, despite his mother's apprehensions. He spends his days anxiously watching for signs of cavalry in the mountains, longing for the thrill of military life. When he finally gets the chance to enlist, he feels a mix of excitement and apprehension, especially as he bids farewell to his childhood friend Delia, who expresses her fears about the dangers he will face. Throughout the opening chapter, we witness Hilary's internal conflict between youthful bravado and the harsh realities of courage as he grapples with his aspirations in a world fraught with uncertainty and danger. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1899
653 _aMountain life -- Fiction
653 _aTennessee -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/bushwhackersothe00cradiala
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68162
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