Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 243 Frederic, Harold 1856 1898 In the Valley Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Valley Produced by Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "In the Valley" by Harold Frederic is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story is set in the Mohawk Valley during the mid-18th century and follows a young boy named Douw Mauverensen as he navigates the complexities of childhood amid historical tensions, including the threat of French incursions and personal dramas surrounding his adoptive family. The novel explores themes of memory, growing up, and the social dynamics within a small frontier community. The opening of the novel introduces us to Douw, who reflects upon his childhood memories of fear and uncertainty, specifically the panic surrounding a French military presence in the Valley. He recounts the chilling moments of his youth when news spreads that the French are in the area, leading to alarmed responses from the settlers. Douw lives with Mr. Stewart, a well-educated and kind-hearted man who has taken him in after the death of his father. In this first chapter, readers also meet other characters, including a soldier named Major Cross, and witness the chaos that ensues from the fear of invasion, setting the stage for a gripping historical narrative filled with vivid sensory details and personal challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en New York (State) -- History -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 653636 2025-08-04T09:57:14.094198 text/html 652011 2021-01-02T08:43:55 text/html 330486 2025-08-04T09:57:22.128153 application/epub+zip 338964 2025-08-04T09:57:15.938225 application/epub+zip 338964 2025-08-04T09:57:14.788229 application/epub+zip 579787 2025-08-04T09:57:27.379174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 540991 2025-08-04T09:57:21.404189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503870 2022-09-05T05:22:44.893227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 637621 2025-08-04T09:57:13.292246 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 637566 2021-01-02T08:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 637562 2021-01-02T08:43:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20241 2025-08-04T09:57:27.505122 application/rdf+xml 11705 2025-08-04T09:57:15.279206 image/jpeg 3231 2025-08-04T09:57:15.032209 image/jpeg 254841 2021-01-02T08:43:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 257822 2021-01-02T08:43:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 254800 2021-01-02T08:43:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 323145 2025-08-04T09:57:14.149213 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