Frederick Philip Grove / A Search for America (1927): Prelimaries (3 Other FPG Books, Title-Page, Dedication, Author's Note, Contents, 1927 Copyright & Imprint

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OVER PRAIRIE TRAILS
THE TURN OF THE YEAR
SETTLERS OF THE MARSH

A SEARCH

FOR

AMERICA

FREDERICK PHILIP GROVE

* * *

"America a continent, not a country."

THE GRAPHIC PUBLISHERS, LIMITED

OTTAWA, CANADA

I REVERENTLY DEDICATE THIS BOOK

TO THE MEMORY OF

GEORGE MEREDITH

AND

ALGERNON SWINBURNE

AND TO ONE OF THAT ILLUSTRIOUS TRIAD

WHO IS STILL LIVING, NAMELY

THOMAS HARDY

FOR

"Canadian literature is a mere bud

on the tree of the great Anglo-Saxon tradition."

AUTHOR'S NOTE

This book, during the last thirty-two years, has been written and rewritten eight times, becoming a little shorter every time. That, at last, I picked up courage to release it for publication as it stands, with all the anachronisms which are an unavoidable consequence of such a method of composition, is due entirely to the encouragement of two of my friends who have known the manuscript for a number of years, namely A.L.P and W.K., both of Wesley College, Winnipeg.

RAPID CITY, MAN.,
December, 1926. F.P.G.

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PREFACE			iv

BOOK ONE.	- -	THE DESCENT	ix
CHAPTER	I.	I EMIGRATE	1
CHAPTER	II.	I LAND ON AMERICAN SOIL	14
CHAPTER	III.	I SECURE WORK	27
CHAPTER	IV.	I SUBMERGE	44
CHAPTER	V.	I EARN A PROMOTION	61
CHAPTER	VI.	I MEET THE EXPLANATION FOR ONE KIND OF SUCCESS	78
CHAPTER	VII.	I MOVE ON	94

BOOK TWO.	- -	THE RELAPSE	117
CHAPTER	I.	THE ISSUE IS OBSCURED	119
CHAPTER	II.	I SCOUR THE CITY FOR WORK	143
CHAPTER	III.	I GO ON THE ROAD	168
CHAPTER	IV.	I SEEK NEW FIELDS	182
CHAPTER	V.	I JOIN A NEW COMPANY	207
CHAPTER	VI.	I GO ON THE ROAD AGAIN AND LAND SOMEWHERE	228
CHAPTER	VII.	I WIND THINGS UP	247

BOOK THREE.		THE DEPTHS	255
CHAPTER	I.	I GO EXPLORING	257
CHAPTER	II.	I LOSE SIGHT OF MANKIND	273
CHAPTER	III.	I COME INTO CONTACT WITH HUMANITY AGAIN	286
CHAPTER	IV.	I TRY TO FIND WORK FOR THE WINTER	304
CHAPTER	V.	I BECOME A "HAND"	324
CHAPTER	VI.	I WIDEN MY OUTLOOK	338
CHAPTER	VII.	I AM KIDNAPPED	351

BOOK FOUR.	- -	THE LEVEL	363
CHAPTER	I.	I LEARN TO BEAT MY WAY	365
CHAPTER	II.	I START WORK IN THE HARVEST	387
CHAPTER	III.	I BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH THE HOBO	406
CHAPTER	IV.	I MEET MOTHER AND SON	425
CHAPTER	V.	MY PROBLEM DEFINES ITSELF AND I SOLVE IT	435

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