Adam's Sons (1906) - Couverture rigide

Learned, Arthur Garfield

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1120213606 ISBN 13 : 9781120213600

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Adam's Sons is a historical novel written by Arthur Garfield Learned and published in 1906. The story is set in the 17th century and follows the lives of two brothers, John and Edward, who are the sons of Adam Winthrop, a wealthy merchant and politician in colonial Massachusetts. As the story unfolds, the brothers become embroiled in the political and religious turmoil of the time, including conflicts between the Puritan colonists and the Native American tribes, as well as tensions between the colonists and the English government. John, the elder brother, becomes a successful merchant and politician, while Edward becomes a soldier and adventurer, fighting in battles against the Native Americans and later in the English Civil War.The novel also explores themes of family, loyalty, and honor, as the brothers navigate their relationships with each other, their father, and the people around them. Along the way, they encounter a diverse cast of characters, including Native American leaders, English soldiers, and Puritan ministers.Overall, Adam's Sons is a gripping tale of adventure, politics, and family drama set against the backdrop of colonial America. With vivid descriptions and well-drawn characters, the novel offers a fascinating glimpse into a pivotal period in American history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1120213606
• ISBN 13: 9781120213600
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 130
• Éditeur: Learned Leila Helen Sprague
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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