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100 1 _aByrum, Isabel C.
_q(Isabel Coston),
_d1870-1938
245 1 0 _aHow John Became a Man: Life Story of a Motherless Boy
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 2004-06-01
508 _aE-text prepared by Joel Erickson, Christine Gehring, David Garcia, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"How John Became a Man: Life Story of a Motherless Boy" by Isabel C. Byrum is a didactic work written in the early 20th century. This book serves as a moral narrative that chronicles the life of a young boy who faces the challenges of growing up without a mother's guidance. It explores themes of innocence, temptation, and the journey toward maturity, emphasizing the importance of moral choices and the influence of one's environment. The story follows John, a motherless boy, as he navigates the complexities of life in a prairie community. Following the death of his mother, John struggles to understand his father's expectations of him to become a "man." Throughout the narrative, he becomes influenced by peer pressure, succumbing to negative habits like smoking and drinking, which ultimately lead him down a path of moral degradation. As he encounters various mentors and experiences, including working for a compassionate farmer, John begins to recognize the emptiness of his choices and ultimately seeks redemption through faith, leading to his transformation into a man of integrity devoted to serving others and spreading the message of love and salvation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChristian life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aMotherless families -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFrontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12493
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