Book Overview
The Awakening Land trilogy traces the transformation of a middle-American landscape from wilderness to farmland to the site of modern industrial civilization, all in the lifetime of one character. The trilogy earned author Conrad Richter immense acclaim, ranking him with the greatest of American mid-century novelists. It includes The Trees (1940), The Fields (1946), and The Town (1950) and follows the varied fortunes of Sayward Luckett and her family in southeastern Ohio. The Town, the longest novel of the trilogy, won the 1951 Pulitzer Prize and received excellent reviews across the country. It tells how Sayward completes her mission and lives to see the transition of her family and her friends, American pioneers, from the ways of wilderness to the ways of civilization. Here is the tumultuous story of how the Lucketts grow to face the turmoil of the first half of the 19th century. The Town is a much bigger book than either of its predecessors, and with them comprises a great American epic.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1613737432
ISBN13:9781613737439
Release Date:November 2017
Publisher:Chicago Review Press
Length:448 Pages
Weight:0.89 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.2" x 7.7"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
The Town
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
The last in the trilogy. I loved this series. What a gifted writer.
A Truly Masterful Tale
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Stunningly well written, Richter does an amazing job of capturing the early American atmosphere in this third book of his Awakening Land trilogy. While the entire book is told from the third person, one thing I really liked was the way he tells different chapters from the perspective of different characters. The way the characters are built, especially Sayward is truly amazing as we get to see their actions from several different perspectives. Make sure to read the review by "A reader from Yokota air base, Japan."
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