Project Gutenberg 2006-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 536 Cable, George Washington 1844 1925 Cable, G. W. (George Washington) Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay) 1875 1933 Yohn, Frederick Coffay Gideon's Band: A Tale of the Mississippi Produced by Rudy Ketterer, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Gideon's Band: A Tale of the Mississippi" by George Washington Cable is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores life along the Mississippi River, particularly focusing on the experiences and interactions of various characters aboard a steamboat named the "Votaress". Key figures include Ramsey Hayle, a young woman navigating her way through a world filled with both vibrant human drama and the harsh realities of a society influenced by immigration and commerce. The opening of "Gideon's Band" vividly depicts the bustling scene at a steamboat levee in New Orleans, where numerous individuals and colorful characters converge. The narrative introduces us to the "Votaress", preparing for its journey upriver, and illustrates its significance as a new vessel while highlighting the diverse passengers waiting to board. Among these passengers, young Ramsey Hayle stands out as she interacts with her surroundings, filled with curiosity and excitement about the journey ahead. The dynamics between various characters, including the Hayle twins and the passengers of different backgrounds, hint at the central conflicts and themes that will unfold throughout the novel. This slow build in the opening chapters sets the stage for deeper explorations of identity, class, and the tensions of the antebellum South. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Mississippi River -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 772293 2025-06-08T09:35:08.575449 text/html 769683 2006-09-22T06:46:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1962180 2006-09-22T06:46:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1791796 2025-06-08T09:35:20.263388 application/epub+zip 1799743 2025-06-08T09:35:10.241440 application/epub+zip 29160 2006-09-21T13:14:32 application/pdf 27373 2006-09-21T13:10:50 application/pdf 28331 2006-09-21T13:16:42 application/pdf 33574 2006-09-21T13:10:10 application/pdf 2310 2006-09-21T13:14:20 audio/midi 828 2006-09-21T13:10:40 audio/midi 1654 2006-09-21T13:16:30 audio/midi 1487 2006-09-21T13:02:48 audio/midi 50302 2006-09-21T13:14:38 application/octet-stream 50855 2006-09-21T12:22:08 application/octet-stream 51963 2006-09-21T13:16:50 application/octet-stream 51026 2006-09-21T13:09:22 application/octet-stream 325240 2025-06-08T09:35:09.340439 application/epub+zip 2196546 2025-06-08T09:35:28.511325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2124201 2025-06-08T09:35:19.024361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497175 2022-09-09T08:58:41.294228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 676747 2025-06-08T09:35:06.911495 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 676572 2006-09-22T06:46:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 270333 2006-09-22T06:46:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 676563 2006-09-22T06:46:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270283 2006-09-22T06:46:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 30724 2025-06-08T09:35:28.704326 application/rdf+xml 13152 2025-06-08T09:35:09.463435 image/jpeg 2096 2025-06-08T09:35:09.402426 image/jpeg 1702748 2025-06-08T09:35:08.896417 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