Left Guard Gilbert (1916) - Barbour, Ralph Henry
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Left Guard Gilbert is a novel written by Ralph Henry Barbour and published in 1916. The story follows the life of a young man named Jack Gilbert who is a student at a small New England college. Jack is a talented football player and is chosen to play left guard on the college team. However, he faces many challenges on and off the field, including a difficult coach, a rival player, and a love interest who is also the girlfriend of his teammate. Jack must navigate these obstacles while also trying to maintain his grades and friendships. The novel explores themes of sportsmanship, loyalty, and…mehr

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Left Guard Gilbert is a novel written by Ralph Henry Barbour and published in 1916. The story follows the life of a young man named Jack Gilbert who is a student at a small New England college. Jack is a talented football player and is chosen to play left guard on the college team. However, he faces many challenges on and off the field, including a difficult coach, a rival player, and a love interest who is also the girlfriend of his teammate. Jack must navigate these obstacles while also trying to maintain his grades and friendships. The novel explores themes of sportsmanship, loyalty, and perseverance, and provides a glimpse into college life in the early 20th century.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.
Autorenporträt
Ralph Henry Barbour, born on November 13, 1870, and passing away on February 19, 1944, turned into an esteemed American novelist recognized for his important frame of work in sports activities fiction centered closer to young male readers. He extensively co-authored beneath the pseudonym Richard Stillman Powell with L. H. Bickford, generating works like "Phyllis in Bohemia." Although renowned for his sports-themed novels, he delved into a spectrum of writing, crafting mild romances and adventurous stories. Over the course of his career, Barbour authored in excess of one hundred novels, alongside severa brief stories. Notably in 1904, book writer D. Appleton & Co. Launched several sports-themed books edited by way of Ralph Henry Barbour. These books, arranged through a unique agreement with American Sports Publishing, included data drawn from previous Spalding Athletic Library guides. Barbour's legacy stays intertwined with his prolific contributions to younger grownup literature, especially in the realm of sports fiction, where his storytelling prowess engaged and captivated readers. His diverse repertoire encompassed themes past sports activities, showcasing his versatility as an author in genres along with romance and adventure, leaving an enduring impact on the sector of literature.