Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 272 Anderson, Sherwood 1876 1941 Fever, Buck Marching Men Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marching_Men Text file produced by Juliet Sutherland HTML file produced by David Widger "Marching Men" by Sherwood Anderson is a novel written in the early 20th century, capturing the life and struggles of individuals in a mining town. The story centers around Beaut McGregor, the son of a miner, as he navigates his complex emotions towards his environment, his family legacy, and the societal structures surrounding him. The novel explores themes of class, ambition, and power dynamics within communities marked by hardship and industrialism. At the start of the novel, we meet Uncle Charlie, who playfully names Beaut McGregor after a freshly baked loaf, highlighting the town's bleak yet humorous essence. Describing the harsh conditions of Coal Creek, the narrative introduces Beaut, a tall and awkward boy filled with hatred for the miners and shame about his familial association. This initial chapter paints a vivid picture of the town's grim atmosphere, characterized by snow-covered streets and the silent, weary miners mundanely completing their laborious lives. Beaut grapples with anger towards his fellow townsmen, feeling a sense of disdain for their collective existence, while hinting at an inner conflict about his identity and future aspirations. The groundwork is laid for Beaut's journey from the confines of Coal Creek to eventually seeking something greater in Chicago, setting the tone for his quest for meaning amidst chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en City and town life -- Fiction Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction Labor leaders -- Fiction Coal mines and mining -- Pennsylvania -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 467936 2025-06-03T10:58:58.709745 text/html 478230 2019-01-23T11:12:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 153677 2019-01-23T11:14:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 231662 2025-06-03T10:59:07.559713 application/epub+zip 238842 2025-06-03T10:59:01.972720 application/epub+zip 231127 2025-06-03T10:59:00.562756 application/epub+zip 424743 2025-06-03T10:59:11.847727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387082 2025-06-03T10:59:06.580728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351517 2022-09-04T04:17:58.762465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407117 2025-06-03T10:58:57.889755 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 406961 2019-01-23T11:12:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 146963 2019-01-23T11:14:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 403968 2013-06-30T10:35:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146706 2013-06-30T10:36:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21452 2025-06-03T10:59:12.516665 application/rdf+xml 13330 2025-06-03T10:59:01.128746 image/jpeg 3389 2025-06-03T10:59:00.839727 image/jpeg 224298 2025-06-03T10:58:58.749752 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