Project Gutenberg 2012-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 279 Pangborn, Edgar 1909 1976 Wilderness of Spring Produced by Bruce Albrecht, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Wilderness of Spring" by Edgar Pangborn is a historical novel written in the late 20th century. It portrays life in Deerfield, Massachusetts, during the early 18th century, specifically around 1704, and centers on the experiences of brothers Ben and Reuben Cory amidst the tensions and dangers of their time. The narrative explores themes of familial bonds, fear of the unknown, and the impact of war on innocent lives, particularly focusing on the boys' responses to their tumultuous environment. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to Ben Cory, a young boy grappling with feelings of loneliness and the looming threat of the "Others"—the Native Americans and French forces that pose danger to his frontier community. The family struggles with oppressive war tensions, as illustrated by their conversations and daily lives fraught with anxiety and the reality of potential raids. The opening chapters set a vivid scene of their winter environment, the outside world, and the warmth of their home juxtaposed against the harshness of their existence, which serves as a backdrop for the unfolding drama that eventually leads to traumatic events impacting the entire family. As the narrative progresses, it becomes evident that both brothers are dealing with their internal demons, fears, and the dire consequences of a world at war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Historical fiction United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Warfare 805097 2025-06-16T09:10:13.368866 text/html 815470 2012-06-03T10:21:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 361700 2012-06-03T10:21:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 449039 2025-06-16T09:10:25.498817 application/epub+zip 461404 2025-06-16T09:10:16.992872 application/epub+zip 393250 2025-06-16T09:10:15.505846 application/epub+zip 745409 2025-06-16T09:10:32.147771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 716036 2025-06-16T09:10:24.527794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 634650 2022-09-18T09:27:44.494594 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 778446 2025-06-16T09:10:11.503878 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 778280 2012-06-03T10:21:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 311167 2012-06-03T10:21:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 778271 2012-06-03T10:21:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 311122 2012-06-03T10:21:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20819 2025-06-16T09:10:32.299766 application/rdf+xml 14604 2025-06-16T09:10:16.077875 image/jpeg 3672 2025-06-16T09:10:15.783878 image/jpeg 435230 2025-06-16T09:10:13.443865 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