Project Gutenberg 2011-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 181 Garland, Hamlin 1860 1940 06040717 Rose of Dutcher's Coolly E-text prepared by Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "Rose of Dutcher's Coolly" by Hamlin Garland is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows the life of Rose, a unique and precocious child growing up in the rural Midwest, dealing with themes of childhood, loss, and the search for identity as she transitions into adolescence and contemplates her future. The story intricately examines her relationship with her father, John Dutcher, and explores her early experiences that shape her character. The opening of the book introduces Rose as an odd and curious child who shows an early aptitude for language and a strong desire for knowledge. After the death of her mother, she becomes even more attached to her father, who struggles to adapt to his daughter’s inquisitive nature and the impending challenges of her growing womanhood. Rose engages in imaginative play while grappling with her understanding of life, death, and the complex realities of her rural surroundings, ultimately leading to her aspirations for education and a broader life in Madison. This rich beginning sets the stage for her journey, emphasizing both her innocence and the weight of expectations placed upon her as she navigates the tender, often tumultuous, path of growing up. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Young women -- Fiction Domestic fiction Fathers and daughters -- Fiction Bildungsromans Rural families -- Fiction Farm life -- Fiction Widowers -- Fiction Wisconsin -- Fiction Women poets -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 534938 2025-08-14T12:54:13.675085 text/html 539679 2011-04-08T14:32:29 text/html 273534 2025-08-14T12:54:21.829994 application/epub+zip 280347 2025-08-14T12:54:15.770012 application/epub+zip 280347 2025-08-14T12:54:14.499015 application/epub+zip 498772 2025-08-14T12:54:26.608011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472469 2025-08-14T12:54:21.005948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430727 2022-09-16T11:16:33.870035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509803 2025-08-14T12:54:12.330984 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 509440 2011-04-08T14:28:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 509450 2011-04-08T14:28:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22240 2025-08-14T12:54:26.743941 application/rdf+xml 12198 2025-08-14T12:54:15.020988 image/jpeg 3696 2025-08-14T12:54:14.753992 image/jpeg 198491 2011-04-08T14:28:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 203443 2011-04-08T14:34:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 198468 2011-04-08T14:28:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 266148 2025-08-14T12:54:13.719003 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