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A farewell breakfast in Massachusetts begins this frontier novel, as Edward Sherman and his friend George Goodrich prepare to seek their fortunes in Minnesota Territory. Edward has trained as a lawyer, while George hopes to establish himself as a physician. Their departure troubles Edward's mother and his sister Louise, whose affection for George gives the family conversation another layer of feeling.
Mary Ann Mann Cornelius combines western adventure and courtship with a strong temperance theme. In a later scene, Little Wolf faces advice about a prospective husband's drinking, weighing her attachment against the prospect of an unhappy marriage. Mrs. Tinknor offers sympathy, while Daddy voices his own judgments about the men around her. Domestic talk, anxious separations and moral choices give readers a view of how a frontier romance links private hopes with arguments about drink and responsibility.
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- Mary Ann Mann Cornelius
- Reading time
- About 5 hours
- Pages
- 147
- Language
- English
- Genre
- American Classics
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