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100 1 _aBennett, Emerson,
_d1822-1905
245 1 0 _aElla Barnwell: A historical romance of border life
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
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 _aAn earlier edition has title: The renegade.
500 _aRelease date is 2005-03-21
508 _aProduced by Kentuckiana Digital Library, David Garcia, Pilar Somoza and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
520 _a"Ella Barnwell: A Historical Romance of Border Life" by Emerson Bennett is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of early American frontier life, particularly in Kentucky during the revolutionary period. It follows the journey of the titular character, Ella Barnwell, and introduces themes of romance, struggle, and the challenges of pioneer life in a tumultuous era. The opening of the narrative establishes a vivid sense of place and time, detailing the landscape of Kentucky and the fierce struggles of its early settlers. Ella Barnwell is introduced alongside Algernon Reynolds, a young man with a mysterious and troubled past, who has been wounded and is rescued by a noble woodsman. The first chapter sets the stage for a gripping tale of survival, courage, and the complexities of human relationships in the wild frontier, while also presenting the immediate danger posed by the indigenous people and the overarching historical struggles of the time. The reader is left with a sense of anticipation for the unfolding story that intertwines history and personal drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFrontier and pioneer life -- Fiction
653 _aKentucky -- Fiction
653 _aGirty, Simon, 1741-1818 -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15424
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