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100 1 _aWoolson, Constance Fenimore,
_d1840-1894
245 1 0 _aRodman the Keeper: Southern Sketches
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
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 2010-09-26
505 0 _aRodman the Keeper -- Sister St. Luke -- Miss Elizabetha -- Old Gardiston -- The South Devil -- In the Cotton Country -- Felipa -- "Bro." -- King David -- Up in the Blue Ridge
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Rodman the Keeper: Southern Sketches" by Constance Fenimore Woolson is a collection of character-driven sketches written in the late 19th century. The book provides a vivid portrayal of life in the post-Civil War South, particularly focusing on the somber reflections of its main character, John Rodman, who serves as the keeper of a national cemetery. As he navigates his solitude and encounters the memories of the soldiers buried there, the sketches explore themes of loss, duty, and the complex beauty of the Southern landscape." "At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to John Rodman sitting in the doorway of his cottage, reflecting on both his duties as a keeper of the graves of fallen soldiers and the isolation that accompanies them. The cemetery itself is enriched with the memories and stories of those who laid down their lives for their causes, and Rodman is portrayed as a man weighed by both the weight of history and his singular existence amid the ruins of pride and loss. His interactions with local townsfolk reveal an underlying tension between North and South, punctuated by moments of self-reflection and humanity as he tends to the graves of the fourteen thousand soldiers committed to rest there. This opening sets the stage for Rodman's journey through memories, melancholy, and a supreme sense of obligation to honor the fallen." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories
653 _aUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
653 _aSouthern States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33813
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