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The Sherrods

The Sherrods

Williams, C. D.
McCutcheon, George Barr

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ISBN10: 1162646489
ISBN13: 9781162646480
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 354
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.74 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Sherrods is a novel written by George Barr McCutcheon that tells the story of a wealthy family in the early 20th century. The Sherrods are a prominent family in their community, with patriarch John Sherrod being a successful businessman and respected citizen. The novel follows the lives of John and his wife, Elizabeth, as well as their children and extended family members, as they navigate the challenges and joys of life in a rapidly changing world. Along the way, they must confront issues of class, love, and loyalty, as well as the changing social and economic landscape of their time. Through it all, the Sherrods remain a close-knit family, bound together by their shared history and the values that have sustained them for generations. With its richly drawn characters and vivid descriptions of life in early 20th century America, The Sherrods is a compelling and insightful portrait of a family and a society in transition.1903. The American newspaperman and novelist begins The Sherrods: Through the soft summer night came the sounds of the silence that is heard only when nature sleeps, imperceptible except as one feels it behind the breath he draws or perhaps realizes it in the touch of an unexpected branch or flower. The stillness of a silence that is not silent; a stillness so dead that the croaking of frogs, the chirping of crickets, the barking of dogs, the hooting of owls, the rustling of leaves are not heard, although the air is heavy with those voices of the night-the stillness of a night in the country. All human activity apparently at an end, all sign of life lost in somber shadows. The ceaseless croaking, the chirping, the hooting, the rustling themselves make up this unspeakable silence-this sweet, unconscious solitude. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.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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