Project Gutenberg 2008-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 505 Lewis, Sinclair 1885 1951 Lewis, Harry Sinclair Graham, Tom 15017979 The Trail of the Hawk: A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trail_of_the_Hawk Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, K Nordquist, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Trail of the Hawk: A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life" by Sinclair Lewis is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with the youthful adventures of Carl Ericson, a boy brimming with mischief and imagination in his small hometown of Joralemon, Minnesota. As Carl navigates the challenges of childhood and the expectations of his Norwegian-American heritage, the novel delves into themes of personal growth and the search for meaning amid the mundane aspects of life. At the start of the narrative, we meet Carl Ericson, an imaginative eight-year-old boy engaged in a variety of mischievous activities, including pretending to lead armies and fantasizing about hunting and adventure. His interactions with his family reveal a blend of fondness and tension, particularly with his strict father. Dreaming of exploring the world beyond his backyard, Carl's adventures lead him to a chance encounter with Gertie Cowles, a girl who has just moved to his town. Their initial interactions highlight both the innocence of childhood and the onset of adolescent feelings, setting the stage for a journey that will see Carl evolve from a playful boy into a young man wrestling with his identity and aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en City and town life -- Fiction Minnesota -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 801612 2025-06-11T06:07:03.552379 text/html 813588 2021-01-04T02:51:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 444031 2021-01-04T02:51:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 571885 2025-06-11T06:07:18.573276 application/epub+zip 582112 2025-06-11T06:07:08.254314 application/epub+zip 418279 2025-06-11T06:07:06.395396 application/epub+zip 956047 2025-06-11T06:07:26.493263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 866859 2025-06-11T06:07:17.077294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 593433 2022-09-12T10:22:31.597253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 741897 2025-06-11T06:07:01.451367 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 741589 2021-01-04T02:51:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 302950 2021-01-04T02:51:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 741590 2021-01-04T02:51:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 302812 2021-01-04T02:51:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21127 2025-06-11T06:07:26.795243 application/rdf+xml 22297 2025-06-11T06:07:07.007313 image/jpeg 4787 2025-06-11T06:07:06.700333 image/jpeg 530750 2025-06-11T06:07:03.666379 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