Project Gutenberg 2016-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 194 Castlemon, Harry 1842 1915 Fosdick, Charles Austin Castlemon, Henry Fry, W. H. A Struggle for a Fortune E-text prepared by David Edwards, Wayne Hammond, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com); book cover image generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library (http://www.hathitrust.org/digital_library) “A Struggle for a Fortune” by Harry Castlemon is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in a rural, post-Civil War Missouri and focuses on the lives of the impoverished Keeler family, particularly the troubled dynamic between Jonas Keeler, his wife, and the elderly Mr. Nickerson, who has lived with them under questionable circumstances since the war. The narrative explores themes of greed, family dynamics, and the impact of war on personal fortunes. The opening of the novel introduces us to a grim scene in a small log cabin where the Keeler family is struggling with their finances in the aftermath of the Civil War. Jonas Keeler is frustrated over the rapid depletion of the money given to him by Mr. Nickerson, who, once a wealthy man, is now portrayed as a helpless figure living on the edge of sanity. An exchange between Jonas and his wife reveals their escalating tensions over finances and responsibilities. As Jonas grows increasingly resentful towards Mr. Nickerson, suspicion arises about hidden wealth, suggesting that Mr. Nickerson might still possess money that could change their fortunes. The emotional undercurrent sets the foundation for a complicated exploration of trust and betrayal as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction Poverty -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Courage -- Juvenile fiction Wealth -- Juvenile fiction Missouri -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 358943 2025-07-21T04:50:11.981708 text/html 338484 2024-10-23T00:42:19 text/html 441948 2025-07-21T04:50:17.352672 application/epub+zip 443113 2025-07-21T04:50:12.968675 application/epub+zip 174404 2025-07-21T04:50:12.468661 application/epub+zip 562735 2025-07-21T04:50:20.768688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527541 2025-07-21T04:50:16.814638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260240 2022-09-23T20:35:04.928221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314238 2025-07-21T04:50:11.345656 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 294150 2024-10-23T00:42:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19649 2025-07-21T04:50:20.908609 application/rdf+xml 20487 2025-07-21T04:50:12.564649 image/jpeg 3425 2025-07-21T04:50:12.515669 image/jpeg 383610 2025-07-21T04:50:12.020705 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