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100 1 _aCable, George Washington,
_d1844-1925
245 1 0 _aGideon's Band: A Tale of the Mississippi
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2006-09-22
508 _aProduced by Rudy Ketterer, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Gideon's Band: A Tale of the Mississippi" by George Washington Cable is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores life along the Mississippi River, particularly focusing on the experiences and interactions of various characters aboard a steamboat named the "Votaress". Key figures include Ramsey Hayle, a young woman navigating her way through a world filled with both vibrant human drama and the harsh realities of a society influenced by immigration and commerce. The opening of "Gideon's Band" vividly depicts the bustling scene at a steamboat levee in New Orleans, where numerous individuals and colorful characters converge. The narrative introduces us to the "Votaress", preparing for its journey upriver, and illustrates its significance as a new vessel while highlighting the diverse passengers waiting to board. Among these passengers, young Ramsey Hayle stands out as she interacts with her surroundings, filled with curiosity and excitement about the journey ahead. The dynamics between various characters, including the Hayle twins and the passengers of different backgrounds, hint at the central conflicts and themes that will unfold throughout the novel. This slow build in the opening chapters sets the stage for deeper explorations of identity, class, and the tensions of the antebellum South. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMississippi River -- Fiction
700 1 _aYohn, F. C.
_q(Frederick Coffay),
_d1875-1933
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19348
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