Project Gutenberg 1996-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 233 Tarkington, Booth 1869 1946 Tarkington, Newton Booth Tarkington, B. (Booth) Van Loot, Cornelius Obenchain The Conquest of Canaan Produced by Charles Keller. HTML version by Al Haines "The Conquest of Canaan" by Booth Tarkington is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story appears to unfold in the fictional town of Canaan, Indiana, where a chorus of elderly men begins to debate various philosophical and social issues against the backdrop of a snow-covered landscape. Central to the narrative are the colorful characters who frequent the National House, a local watering hole, including the cynical Eskew Arp and the more reflective Roger Tabor, indicating an exploration of human nature, societal norms, and the existential musings of small-town life. The opening of the novel presents a picturesque, yet stark winter morning in Canaan, setting the stage for a lively exchange among the town's sages. The characters engage in a spirited debate on the implications of their environment and morality, with Arp's cynical views standing in contrast to Tabor’s more artistic and hopeful perspective. The arrival of Eugene Bantry, a young man returning from college, marks a shift in focus, poised to challenge the established social dynamics and potentially alter the lives of the characters. The dialogue is rich in comedic undertones and philosophical reflections, hinting at themes of social class, vanity, and the quest for personal identity, promising an engaging story that critiques both societal expectations and individual aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en City and town life -- Fiction Indiana -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 534881 2025-08-01T05:37:29.294943 text/html 525362 2021-01-01T08:43:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 198638 2021-01-01T08:43:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 276303 2025-08-01T05:37:38.088402 application/epub+zip 285666 2025-08-01T05:37:32.185923 application/epub+zip 276254 2025-08-01T05:37:30.957935 application/epub+zip 497493 2025-08-01T05:37:42.565388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479973 2025-08-01T05:37:37.347393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438484 2022-09-01T06:03:46.261530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 494652 2025-08-01T05:37:28.176941 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 494477 2021-01-01T08:43:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 194953 2021-01-01T08:43:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18745 2025-08-01T05:37:42.707344 application/rdf+xml 14104 2025-08-01T05:37:31.459911 image/jpeg 3914 2025-08-01T05:37:31.207907 image/jpeg 270899 2025-08-01T05:37:29.335971 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