Project Gutenberg 2009-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 268 Carleton, William 1876 1945 11035154 One Way Out: A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "One Way Out: A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America" by William Carleton is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the author's journey from a middling existence in New England to a bold new life in America, highlighting the struggles and triumphs that come with such a transition. The central figure, referred to as Carleton, navigates the complexities of day-to-day life, shedding light on his family's history and the societal pressures of his upbringing, all while seeking a better future for himself and his loved ones. The opening of the memoir establishes Carleton's deep roots in New England, detailing his lineage of service to the country through wars, yet it also reveals his sense of entrapment within the middle class. After the death of his father and feeling burdened by financial constraints, Carleton's soul-searching culminates in the decision to emigrate to America, an idea fueled by inspirational letters from others seeking a way out. He recounts moments of personal hardship, reflecting on the heavy emotions surrounding his father's death and the struggle to carve out a successful path amidst the constraints of his middle-class upbringing. As he considers the prospect of change, readers sense his resolve to reclaim his narrative and seek opportunities beyond the limitations of his past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918 HN Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Sociology Category: Biographies Category: American Literature 396005 2025-06-11T15:33:32.359942 text/html 392134 2021-01-04T20:44:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 199443 2021-01-04T20:44:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 218603 2025-06-11T15:33:38.870973 application/epub+zip 222163 2025-06-11T15:33:33.540941 application/epub+zip 222163 2025-06-11T15:33:32.939931 application/epub+zip 330574 2025-06-11T15:33:42.596888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298403 2025-06-11T15:33:38.106000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298069 2022-09-13T08:16:25.127491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355510 2025-06-11T15:33:31.709958 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 355244 2021-01-04T20:44:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 134111 2021-01-04T20:44:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 355236 2021-01-04T20:44:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134087 2021-01-04T20:44:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20432 2025-06-11T15:33:42.754900 application/rdf+xml 10883 2025-06-11T15:33:33.046958 image/jpeg 1779 2025-06-11T15:33:32.994939 image/jpeg 201054 2025-06-11T15:33:32.400962 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