Calumet 'K'
by Henry Kitchell Webster Samuel Merwin
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About This Book
"Calumet K" is a collaborative novel written by means of Samuel Merwin and Henry Kitchell Webster. Set towards the backdrop of the American Midwest throughout the early 20th century, the story unfolds in the fictional city of Calumet, in which the K in the identify stands for "Kickapoo," a Native American tribe. The novel explores the complex dynamics of small-city existence, encompassing themes of industrialization, social alternate, and private relationships. At its center, "Calumet K" delves into the demanding situations confronted by using a community grappling with the intrusion of indust...
Chapters (27)
- CALUMET "K"
- AUTHORS OF "THE SHORT LINE WAR," ETC. New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., Ltd. 1904 All rights reserved Copyright, 1901, By THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY. Copyright, 1901, By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1901. Reprinted August, 1902; March, 1903. Special edition May, June, 1904. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- CALUMET "K"
- CHAPTER I
- CHAPTER II
- CHAPTER III
- CHAPTER IV
- HE ... CURSED THE WHOLE G. & M. SYSTEM, FROM THE TIES UP
- CHAPTER V
- CHAPTER VI
- CHAPTER VII
- CHAPTER VIII
- CHAPTER IX
- CHAPTER X
- CHAPTER XI
- CHAPTER XII
- CHAPTER XIII
- CHAPTER XIV
- "HERE'S THE SPOUTING HOUSE"
- HE WAS DRAWING LINES ACROSS THE TIMBER
- "WELL, THAT'S THE WHOLE TRICK"
- IT WAS A SIMPLE SCHEME
- CHAPTER XV
- CHAPTER XVI
- CHAPTER XVII
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