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_aByrum, Isabel C. _q(Isabel Coston), _d1870-1938 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aHow John Became a Man: Life Story of a Motherless Boy |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2004 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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| 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 | ||
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