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_aCraddock, Charles Egbert, _d1850-1922 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Young Mountaineers: Short Stories |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2007 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2007-01-15 | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aThe mystery of old Daddy's window -- 'Way down in Poor Valley -- A mountain storm -- Borrowing a hammer -- The Conscripts' Hollow -- A warning -- Among the cliffs -- In the "chinking" -- On a higher level -- Christmas Day on Old Windy Mountain. | |
| 508 | _aProduced by Dave Macfarlane and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) | ||
| 520 | _a"The Young Mountaineers: Short Stories" by Charles Egbert Craddock is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. This work transports readers into the rugged and atmospheric mountains of Tennessee, where life is interwoven with local folklore, supernatural occurrences, and the everyday struggles of its inhabitants. The narratives delve into the lives of various characters, such as the superstitious Creyshaw family and young boys like Si, who contend with tales of ghosts and the harsh realities of their environment. The opening of the first story, "The Mystery of Old Daddy's Window," introduces us to Jonas Creyshaw, who, while smoking on his porch one night, observes a mysterious figure rising from the precipice of "Old Daddy's Window." His panic leads to an amusing series of misunderstandings with his wife Mirandy and their family, particularly the two boys, Tad and Si. As tension builds around the notion of a haunting, the story explores themes of fear, family dynamics, and the innocence of childhood. The blend of eerie atmosphere with humor provides a vivid snapshot of life in the mountains and sets the tone for the stories to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories, American | ||
| 653 | _aMountain life -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aCumberland Mountains -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aTennessee -- Social life and customs -- Fiction | ||
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_aFraser, Malcolm, _d1868-1949 |
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