Book description
A timeless novel in the spirited tradition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn One of the most popular American authors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Pulitzer Prize winner Booth Tarkington was acclaimed for his novels set in small Midwestern towns. Penrod tells of a…
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1 author picked Penrod as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Penrod reminded the composer of the many adventures he had as a young boy along with his friends in the early decades of the 20th century.
McKay remembered when he helped the son of a doctor who was a boyhood friend as they made placebos for the doctor's practice out of bread and water in the basement of the doctor's home. He also recalled street fights with other boys that did not always turn out well for undersized kids but were considered sporting in those times in frontier towns.
From George's list on the life of a Master 20th Century Composer.
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