Harold Frederic

In the Valley (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Explore the diverse forces and factors that helped forge the American character is this gripping historical novel from Harold Frederic. Set in the mid-eighteenth century in the Mohawk Valley of upstate New York, In the Valley presents a compelling view of the various groups of immigrants, natives and other newcomers who were forced to find a way to live together amidst a rapidly changing culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Floating Press
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781776670468
• Artikelnr.: 45257838

Autorenporträt

Harold Frederic was an American author and reporter who was born August 19, 1856, and died October 19, 1898. In the Valley (1890), The Damnation of Theron Ware (1896), and The Market Place (1899) are some of his works. Frederick Harold was born on August 19, 1856, in Utica, New York. His parents were Presbyterian. He went to the Methodist church, but he wasn't sure about faith in general. Frederic became interested in photography and writing early on. When Frederic was 18 months old, his father died in a train accident. His mother raised him most of the time after that. He finished school when he was fifteen years old and started working as a photographer right away. At home and in Boston, he worked as a picture touch-up artist for four years. He started working as a checker for The Utica Herald and then The Utica Daily Observer in 1875. Frederic went on to work as a writer. He got married to Grace Green Williams in 1877 and had five kids with her. In 1882, he was in charge of The Albany Evening Journal, a newspaper in the state capital of New York.