Project Gutenberg 2014-03-24 Public domain in the USA. 276 Durham, Robert Lee 1870 1949 Roth, Henry The Call of the South Produced by Al Haines "The Call of the South" by Robert Lee Durham is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of an impending war, the story focuses on the 71st Ohio regiment as they respond to a call for troops to confront German forces threatening Venezuela, exploring themes of patriotism, duty, and racial identity. The main character, Hayward Graham, is a young man with mixed heritage who struggles with societal perceptions of race and his desire to serve his country. At the start of the novel, the scene is set in a crowded military armory as citizen-soldiers prepare to answer the President's call for volunteers amidst growing tension over German actions in Venezuela. The narrative introduces Hayward Graham, who, despite his military aspirations, faces rejection from enlisting due to the small percentage of African ancestry in his bloodline. As the chapter unfolds, the lively environment juxtaposes the soldiers' excitement with more somber undertones of impending duty and personal sacrifice, particularly for Graham, who grapples with feelings of humiliation and determination to prove his worthiness. The opening portion adeptly establishes the camaraderie of the soldiers, the expectations placed upon them, and the underlying question of racial identity within the fabric of patriotism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45206/45206-rst/images/img-cover.jpg Reading ease score: 69.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Race relations -- Fiction Racism -- Fiction Miscegenation -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 837145 2025-08-18T10:05:40.828613 text/html 834657 2024-10-24T04:07:40 text/html 748108 2025-08-18T10:05:58.491067 application/epub+zip 1256996 2025-01-18T10:25:51.381846 application/pdf 824053 2025-01-18T10:25:34.562983 application/pdf 769803 2025-08-18T10:05:47.972650 application/epub+zip 367457 2025-08-18T10:05:43.720609 application/epub+zip 963569 2025-08-18T10:06:04.469997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 914615 2025-08-18T10:05:55.743065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514054 2022-09-20T15:56:32.201052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 716200 2025-08-18T10:05:39.509656 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 721680 2014-03-24T20:56:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 716412 2014-03-24T20:56:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 716411 2014-03-24T20:56:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27094 2025-08-18T10:06:04.647002 application/rdf+xml 716965 2025-08-18T10:05:39.171649 text/x-rst 716965 2014-03-24T20:56:26 text/x-rst 14634 2025-08-18T10:05:45.245578 image/jpeg 2821 2025-08-18T10:05:44.414635 image/jpeg 273816 2014-03-24T20:56:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 273185 2014-03-24T20:56:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 720761 2014-03-24T20:55:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 700976 2014-03-24T20:56:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 273094 2014-03-24T20:56:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 707279 2025-08-18T10:05:40.901676 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