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"Calumet K" is a collaborative novel written by means of Samuel Merwin and Henry Kitchell Webster. Set towards the backdrop of the American Midwest throughout the early 20th century, the story unfolds in the fictional city of Calumet, in which the K in the identify stands for "Kickapoo," a Native American tribe. The novel explores the complex dynamics of small-city existence, encompassing themes of industrialization, social alternate, and private relationships. At its center, "Calumet K" delves into the demanding situations confronted by using a community grappling with the intrusion of…mehr

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"Calumet K" is a collaborative novel written by means of Samuel Merwin and Henry Kitchell Webster. Set towards the backdrop of the American Midwest throughout the early 20th century, the story unfolds in the fictional city of Calumet, in which the K in the identify stands for "Kickapoo," a Native American tribe. The novel explores the complex dynamics of small-city existence, encompassing themes of industrialization, social alternate, and private relationships. At its center, "Calumet K" delves into the demanding situations confronted by using a community grappling with the intrusion of industrialization and the conflict between traditional values and modernity. The narrative weaves collectively the lives of diverse characters, each representing distinct aspects of the converting times. The critical battle revolves across the warfare for manipulate over the treasured assets in the area, especially the Kickapoo oilfields. Merwin and Webster skillfully intertwine factors of drama, romance, and social remark, growing a compelling tapestry of the human enjoy in the face of development and transferring cultural landscapes. "Calumet K" stands as a snapshot of a bygone technology, capturing the tensions and changes that marked the early twentieth century within the American heartland.
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Autorenporträt
Samuel Merwin was an American dramatist and author. Merwin was born on October 6, 1874, in Evanston, Illinois, to Ella B. and Orlando H. Merwin. His father was the postmaster in Evanston. Merwin and Edna Earl Fleshiem got married in 1901. The marriage had two sons, Samuel Kimball Merwin, Jr. and Banister Merwin, as well as an adoptive son named John Merwin. After graduating from Northwestern University, he served as Success magazine's associate editor and later editor from 1905 to 1911. In 1907, the magazine sent him to China to examine the opium trade. He died of a stroke while dining at The Player's Club in Manhattan on October 17, 1936.