The Awakening Land trilogy traces the transformation of a middle-American landscape from wilderness to farmland to the site of modern industrial civilization, all in the lifetime of one character. The trilogy earned author Conrad Richter immense acclaim, ranking him with the greatest of American mid-century novelists. It includes The Trees (1940), The Fields (1946), and The Town (1950) and follows the varied fortunes of Sayward Luckett and her family in southeastern Ohio. The Trees is the story of an American family ...
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The Awakening Land trilogy traces the transformation of a middle-American landscape from wilderness to farmland to the site of modern industrial civilization, all in the lifetime of one character. The trilogy earned author Conrad Richter immense acclaim, ranking him with the greatest of American mid-century novelists. It includes The Trees (1940), The Fields (1946), and The Town (1950) and follows the varied fortunes of Sayward Luckett and her family in southeastern Ohio. The Trees is the story of an American family in the wilderness--a family that " followed the woods as some families follow the sea ." The time is the end of the eighteenth century, the wilderness is the land west of the Alleghenies and north of the Ohio River. But principally, The Trees is the story of a girl named Sayward, eldest daughter of Worth and Jary Luckett, raised in the forest far from the rest of humankind, yet growing to realize that the way of the hunter must cede to the way of the tiller of soil.
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Add this copy of The Trees to cart. $120.51, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1940 by Alfred A. Knopf.
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None. Very Good Indeed. A very smart advance copy of an important novel from The Awakening Land trilogy by American novelist Conrad Richter. Advance reading copy. The first novel in the The Awakening Land trilogy. Set in the wilderness of central Ohio in 1795, this novel is composed of episodes int he life of a pioneer family before the virgin hardwood forest was cut down. The central character, Sayward Luckett, is the eldest daughter in a family who the narrator says "followed the woods as some families follow the sea." Written by Conrad Michael Richter, an American novelist whose lyrical work is concerned largely with life on the American frontier. In the original green paper binding. Externally, smart with light wear and sunning to the extremities. A 2" split in the paper at the tail of the rear joint with a 1" split to at the front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with a small spot to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed.
Add this copy of The Trees (29) (Rediscovered Classics) to cart. $14.76, fair condition, Sold by ClickGoodwill rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Indianapolis, IN, UNITED STATES, published 2017 by Chicago Review Press.
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Fair. Used-Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact but shrink wrap dust covers or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes highlighting or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may be missing bundled media.
Add this copy of The Trees to cart. $17.00, good condition, Sold by Richard Burlew rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Trumansburg, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1940 by Alfred A. Knopf.
Add this copy of The Trees to cart. $21.00, very good condition, Sold by Old Scrolls Book Shop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Stanley, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1940 by Alfred A. Knopf.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book Nice clothbound book club edition in illustrated jacket-protected in new clear removable sleeve. Blue buckram cloth boards with darker blue decoration, red lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear; slight browning to edges. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean with slight browning to endpapers. Book club pamphlet regarding the book and author is laid in. 302 pages. Clean dust jacket has light rubbing and edge wear.
Add this copy of The Trees to cart. $25.00, good condition, Sold by Archer's Used & Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Kent, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1940 by Knopf.
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Good Condition. No Dust Jacket. Spine sunned. Previous owner's signature in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 16224.
Add this copy of The Trees to cart. $26.96, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
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Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (early america, pioneers, families) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
The Trees is the first part of a 3 part series. The Field is the second and The Town is the third, which won a pulitzer award. This about the early settling of our country in the Ohio region. You will be drawn into the Wheeler family, their story, their sorrows, and how they settled a town.
