Project Gutenberg 2006-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 123 Fitzgerald, Robert The Statesmen Snowbound Produced by Brian Janes, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Statesmen Snowbound" by Robert Fitzgerald is a fictional work written in the early 20th century. The narrative begins with a funeral, setting the tone for exploring the lives and characters of various politicians and their experiences. Key figures include the recently deceased Senator Thurlow and a cast of legislators attending the service, each embroiled in the trials and tribulations of political life and personal recollections. At the start of the story, the narrator is part of a delegation accompanying the remains of Senator Thurlow to Kentucky for burial. As they travel through rural terrain, reflections on the burdens of public service emerge, mixed with rich descriptions of the journey and the welcoming atmosphere at the Thurlow estate. The funeral itself is depicted with somber detail, underlining a growing sense of community among the attendees amidst the biting cold and unfolding blizzard. As the setting shifts to the train journey back, conversations among senators and congressmen reveal a deeper exploration into character dynamics and political satire, foreshadowing a blend of storytelling and anecdotal narratives that characterize the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Humorous stories Politicians -- United States -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 257176 2025-07-08T11:17:05.708544 text/html 255923 2016-07-29T10:55:42 text/html 756851 2025-07-08T11:17:09.427544 application/epub+zip 760179 2025-07-08T11:17:06.371606 application/epub+zip 135799 2025-07-08T11:17:06.034545 application/epub+zip 848743 2025-07-08T11:17:12.013542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 829218 2025-07-08T11:17:09.087545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208072 2022-09-09T12:08:11.136615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240828 2025-07-08T11:17:05.334591 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240639 2016-07-29T10:55:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240630 2016-07-29T10:55:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20669 2025-07-08T11:17:12.136516 application/rdf+xml 23798 2025-07-08T11:17:06.096558 image/jpeg 3814 2025-07-08T11:17:06.066543 image/jpeg 99057 2016-07-29T10:55:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 769538 2016-07-29T10:55:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 99016 2016-07-29T10:55:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 791293 2025-07-08T11:17:05.771533 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