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Wayfaring Stranger

Wayfaring Stranger

Ives, Burl

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ISBN10: 116315007X
ISBN13: 9781163150078
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Wayfaring Stranger is a novel by Burl Ives, published in 1948. The book is set in the early 20th century and follows the life of a young man named Luther Johnson. Luther grows up in rural Texas and dreams of becoming a musician. When he is a teenager, he meets a wealthy girl named Wanda who shares his love of music. The two fall in love and make plans to leave Texas and pursue their dreams together.However, their plans are derailed when Luther is drafted into the Army during World War II. He serves in Europe and witnesses the horrors of war firsthand. After the war, Luther returns to Texas and tries to pick up where he left off with Wanda. However, he finds that he has changed and that the world has changed around him. He struggles to find his place in the world and to come to terms with his experiences during the war.Wayfaring Stranger is a powerful and moving novel about love, war, and the search for meaning in a changing world. It is a classic of American literature and a testament to the enduring power of the human spirit.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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