Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 121 Byrum, Isabel C. (Isabel Coston) 1870 1938 How John Became a Man: Life Story of a Motherless Boy E-text prepared by Joel Erickson, Christine Gehring, David Garcia, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "How John Became a Man: Life Story of a Motherless Boy" by Isabel C. Byrum is a didactic work written in the early 20th century. This book serves as a moral narrative that chronicles the life of a young boy who faces the challenges of growing up without a mother's guidance. It explores themes of innocence, temptation, and the journey toward maturity, emphasizing the importance of moral choices and the influence of one's environment. The story follows John, a motherless boy, as he navigates the complexities of life in a prairie community. Following the death of his mother, John struggles to understand his father's expectations of him to become a "man." Throughout the narrative, he becomes influenced by peer pressure, succumbing to negative habits like smoking and drinking, which ultimately lead him down a path of moral degradation. As he encounters various mentors and experiences, including working for a compassionate farmer, John begins to recognize the emptiness of his choices and ultimately seeks redemption through faith, leading to his transformation into a man of integrity devoted to serving others and spreading the message of love and salvation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Motherless families -- Juvenile fiction Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: Religion/Spirituality 143243 2025-08-05T15:46:57.985668 text/html 116994 2024-10-28T19:34:42 text/html 616770 2025-08-05T15:47:04.165651 application/epub+zip 618497 2025-08-05T15:47:01.263638 application/epub+zip 119983 2025-08-05T15:47:00.083665 application/epub+zip 800626 2025-08-05T15:47:06.318678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 786040 2025-08-05T15:47:03.407662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218269 2022-09-06T21:03:46.568985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123334 2025-08-05T15:46:57.624678 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103372 2024-10-28T19:34:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16964 2025-08-05T15:47:06.445632 application/rdf+xml 20318 2025-08-05T15:47:00.594645 image/jpeg 4491 2025-08-05T15:47:00.329642 image/jpeg 608565 2025-08-05T15:46:58.010702 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog