Project Gutenberg 2012-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 153 Herrick, Robert 1868 1938 Herrick, Robert Welch Masters, F. B. (Frank B.) 1873 1955 Masters, Frank B. The Memoirs of an American Citizen Produced by D Alexander, Cathy Maxam, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Memoirs of an American Citizen" by Robert Herrick is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around E.V. Harrington, a young man from Indiana who, after experiencing a series of setbacks and misadventures, finds himself in Chicago. The narrative explores themes of ambition, struggle, and the quest for identity as he navigates his place in a bustling and harsh urban environment. The beginning of the novel introduces Harrington's challenging introduction to life in Chicago as a homeless wanderer. In an opening scene, he spent his first night outdoors by the lakefront, illustrating his desperate situation. As he befriends fellow drifter Ed Hostetter, the two guys seek employment, only to face various obstacles, including a wrongful accusation of theft on Harrington’s part. This sets the stage for his struggles with societal judgments and his desire to rise above his circumstances through determined efforts to find work and regain his self-respect. The initial chapters establish the backdrop for his future adventures and the evolution of his character amidst the chaos of urban life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41338/41338-h/images/icover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Meat industry and trade -- Fiction Political fiction Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction Capitalists and financiers -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 552551 2025-08-16T16:11:16.310469 text/html 538449 2024-10-23T12:10:05 text/html 2137493 2025-08-16T16:11:24.269397 application/epub+zip 2146676 2025-08-16T16:11:17.721476 application/epub+zip 285386 2025-08-16T16:11:17.029446 application/epub+zip 2319684 2025-08-16T16:11:29.202423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2261723 2025-08-16T16:11:23.486411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406143 2022-09-18T20:15:57.422750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485055 2025-08-16T16:11:14.678473 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 465243 2024-10-23T12:10:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17743 2025-08-16T16:11:29.359396 application/rdf+xml 22662 2025-08-16T16:11:17.134459 image/jpeg 3447 2025-08-16T16:11:17.083429 image/jpeg 2093834 2025-08-16T16:11:16.472510 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