The Hand of the Mighty, and Other Stories


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This is an absorbing collection of the most beloved stories of Vaughn Kester, an American novelist, and journalist. These short stories were collected from various magazines and published posthumously. Two stories in this volume, "Mr. Feeny's Social Experiment" and "The Hand of the Mighty, " are of special interest for their partially socialistic criticisms of capitalism. Kester is an influential figure in the history of early twentieth-century American literature who gave life to native characters and portrayed a lifelike image.




HAND OF THE MIGHTY


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The Hand of the Mighty


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The Hand of the Mighty


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Excerpt from The Hand of the Mighty: And Other Stories Vaughan Kester was born in New Brunswick, New jersey, but the greater part of his boyhood was spent in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Among our earliest and most vivid recollections were the long railway journeys which we took with our father and mother back and forth between our home in the East and my grandmother's house in Mount Vernon. It was in Mount Vernon that my brother contracted the severe cold that resulted in a hoarseness of speech from which he never entirely recovered, and that finally developed into the condition which occasioned his most untimely death. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




With a Mighty Hand


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A lyrical adaptation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible presents the stories of Adam and Eve, Abraham, Moses and other primary figures in a continuous narrative that upholds the complexities of the original text.




The Barefoot Book of Jewish Tales


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Retold by Rabbi Gelfand, each of these eight delightful tales from Jewish tradition is accompanied by Hall's vivid artwork and delivers a simple yet powerful message. Full color. 8 x 11.




The Mighty Miss Malone


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"We are a family on a journey to a place called wonderful" is the motto of Deza Malone's family. Deza is the smartest girl in her class in Gary, Indiana, singled out by teachers for a special path in life. But it's 1936 and the Great Depression has hit Gary hard, and there are no jobs for black men. When her beloved father leaves to find work, Deza, Mother, and her older brother, Jimmie, go in search of him, and end up in a Hooverville outside Flint, Michigan. Jimmie's beautiful voice inspires him to leave the camp to be a performer, while Deza and Mother find a new home, and cling to the hope that they will find Father. The twists and turns of their story reveal the devastation of the Depression and prove that Deza truly is the Mighty Miss Malone.







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