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This eBook edition of «The Incredible Tales of Ohio (Illustrated Edition)» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: The Ice Folk and the Earth Folk Ohio as a Part of France Ohio Becomes English The Forty Years' War for the West The Captivity of James Smith The Captivity of Boone and Kenton The Renegades The Wickedest Deed in Our History The Torture of Colonel Crawford The Escape of Knight and Slover The Indian Wars and St. Clair's Defeat The Indian Wars and Wayne's Victory Indian Fighters Later Captivities Indian Heroes and Sages Life in the Backwoods The First Great Settlements The State of Ohio in the War of 1812 A Foolish Man, a Philosopher, and a Fanatic Ways Out The Fight With Slavery The Civil War in Ohio Famous Ohio Soldiers Ohio Statesmen Other Notable Ohioans Incidents and Characteristics William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author, historian, literary critic, and playwright.
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Mr. Howells' refined humor is one of his most charming characteristics. It creeps out, however, on the most solemn occasions, and many a situation that might have been pathetic or commonplace is given a piquant turn by some deft touch of mellow satire which pleases and never wounds. This delicate, subdued humor, appealing to the finer sensibilities of the reader, is purely American. It is allied to the French in subtlety, but it has none of the Gallic dash and effervescence. It is a Puritan...
Mr. Howells' refined humor is one of his most charming characteristics. It creeps out, however, on the most solemn occasions, and many a situation that might have been pathetic or commonplace is given a piquant turn by some deft touch of mellow satire which pleases and never wounds. This delicate, subdued humor, appealing to the finer sensibilities of the reader, is purely American. It is allied to the French in subtlety, but it has none of the Gallic dash and effervescence. It is a Puritan...
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The book, which takes place in late 19th century New York City, tells the story of Basil March, who finds himself in the middle of a dispute between his employer, a self-made millionaire named Dryfoos, and his old German teacher, an advocate for workers' rights named Lindau. The main character of the novel, Basil March, provides the main perspective throughout the novel. He resides in Boston with his wife and children until he is persuaded by his idealistic friend Fulkerson to move to New...
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