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100	1		_aQuick, Herbert, _d1861-1925
245	1	0	_aVandemark's Folly
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2004
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2004-04-01
508			_aProduced by Audrey Longhurst, Charlie Kirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
520			_a"Vandemark's Folly" by Herbert Quick is a novel written in the early 20th century. It tells the story of Jacobus Teunis Vandemark, referred to as J.T. Vandemark, who reflects on his experiences as the first settler in Vandemark Township, Iowa. The narrative is a blend of personal history and the broader story of settlement in the American West, exploring themes of hardship, resilience, and community. At the start of the novel, J.T. Vandemark is introduced as a narrator tasked with writing the history of Vandemark Township. He describes his skepticism about a commercial history project and the deceptive agent trying to profit from local pride. Encouraged by his granddaughter Gertrude to continue his history, he reminisces about his beginnings, life under the influence of his cruel stepfather John Rucker, and his arduous childhood in factories. The beginning establishes Vandemark's identity and sets the stage for his journey, detailing the pivotal events that shaped his life as he navigates both personal challenges and the ongoing movement of settlers toward the West. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aFrontier and pioneer life -- Iowa -- Fiction
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12179
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