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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aHerrick, Robert,
_d1868-1938
245 1 4 _aThe Memoirs of an American Citizen
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-11-10
508 _aProduced by D Alexander, Cathy Maxam, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Memoirs of an American Citizen" by Robert Herrick is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around E.V. Harrington, a young man from Indiana who, after experiencing a series of setbacks and misadventures, finds himself in Chicago. The narrative explores themes of ambition, struggle, and the quest for identity as he navigates his place in a bustling and harsh urban environment. The beginning of the novel introduces Harrington's challenging introduction to life in Chicago as a homeless wanderer. In an opening scene, he spent his first night outdoors by the lakefront, illustrating his desperate situation. As he befriends fellow drifter Ed Hostetter, the two guys seek employment, only to face various obstacles, including a wrongful accusation of theft on Harrington’s part. This sets the stage for his struggles with societal judgments and his desire to rise above his circumstances through determined efforts to find work and regain his self-respect. The initial chapters establish the backdrop for his future adventures and the evolution of his character amidst the chaos of urban life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMeat industry and trade -- Fiction
653 _aPolitical fiction
653 _aChicago (Ill.) -- Fiction
653 _aCapitalists and financiers -- Fiction
700 1 _aMasters, F. B.
_q(Frank B.),
_d1873-1955
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41338
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