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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aFitzgerald, Robert
245 1 4 _aThe Statesmen Snowbound
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2006-11-30
508 _aProduced by Brian Janes, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Statesmen Snowbound" by Robert Fitzgerald is a fictional work written in the early 20th century. The narrative begins with a funeral, setting the tone for exploring the lives and characters of various politicians and their experiences. Key figures include the recently deceased Senator Thurlow and a cast of legislators attending the service, each embroiled in the trials and tribulations of political life and personal recollections. At the start of the story, the narrator is part of a delegation accompanying the remains of Senator Thurlow to Kentucky for burial. As they travel through rural terrain, reflections on the burdens of public service emerge, mixed with rich descriptions of the journey and the welcoming atmosphere at the Thurlow estate. The funeral itself is depicted with somber detail, underlining a growing sense of community among the attendees amidst the biting cold and unfolding blizzard. As the setting shifts to the train journey back, conversations among senators and congressmen reveal a deeper exploration into character dynamics and political satire, foreshadowing a blend of storytelling and anecdotal narratives that characterize the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHumorous stories
653 _aPoliticians -- United States -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19966
999 _c61269
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