Project Gutenberg 2005-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 304 Eggleston, Edward 1837 1902 Opper, Frederick Burr 1857 1937 Opper, F. (Frederick) Starkweather, William Edward Bloomfield 1876 1969 Starkweather, W. E. B. (William Edward Bloomfield) The Hoosier Schoolmaster: A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hoosier_Schoolmaster_(novel) Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Hoosier Schoolmaster: A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana" by Edward Eggleston is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work centers around Ralph Hartsook, a young schoolmaster who walks into the challenging and often tumultuous environment of Flat Creek, Indiana. The narrative explores the interactions of Hartsook with his students, his struggles to gain respect, and the dynamics of rural life in Indiana during this period. The opening of the novel introduces Ralph as he arrives to take charge of a school in Flat Creek, where he faces skepticism and potential hostility from both the trustees and the students, particularly from a strong-willed boy named Bud Means. Eggleston depicts Ralph's initial trepidations, amplified by the rural setting, his encounters with various characters including the intimidating bulldog, and his human aspirations to bond with his students, even amidst their doubts. The chapter sets the stage for a rich exploration of education, community, and personal growth against the backdrop of American dialects and regional culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Teachers -- Fiction Indiana -- Fiction Country homes -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Teaching & Education 379680 2025-07-06T12:23:26.688298 text/html 374973 2020-12-14T03:03:17 text/html 1207507 2025-07-06T12:23:35.900477 application/epub+zip 1208454 2025-07-06T12:23:30.453562 application/epub+zip 218805 2025-07-06T12:23:29.049540 application/epub+zip 1512252 2025-07-06T12:23:40.127580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1474875 2025-07-06T12:23:34.739491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361589 2022-09-07T19:54:28.749622 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350614 2025-07-06T12:23:26.020551 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 350216 2020-12-14T03:03:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 350211 2020-12-14T03:03:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23560 2025-07-06T12:23:40.276536 application/rdf+xml 24700 2025-07-06T12:23:29.556625 image/jpeg 4682 2025-07-06T12:23:29.302551 image/jpeg 137105 2020-12-14T03:03:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 1082428 2020-12-14T03:03:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 137067 2020-12-14T03:03:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 1188836 2025-07-06T12:23:26.746570 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia