Summary, Analysis & Review of Paulette Jiles's News of the World (eBook)

. IRB Media (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
37 Seiten
Instaread (Verlag)
978-1-68378-589-7 (ISBN)

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Summary, Analysis & Review of Paulette Jiles's News of the World by InstareadPreview:News of the World by Paulette Jiles is the story of an unlikely friendship between an old man, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, and a 10-year-old girl, Johanna Leonberger, who was rescued from the Kiowa Indians. The novel is set in 1870 in Reconstruction-era Texas, a dangerous time and place known for frequent Indian raids and widespread anarchism. While journeying across wild Texas country together, Captain Kidd and Johanna become a family.At age 71, the Captain has lived a long and full life. He has seen three wars along with the abolition of slavery and the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment. He worked as a message runner for General Jackson s army in the War of 1812 and as a message printer for General Taylor s forces in the Mexican war. In middle age, he married Maria Luisa Betancort y Real, a woman from a Spanish family in San Antonio, and had PLEASE NOTE: This is a Summary, Analysis & Review of the book and NOT the original book.Inside this Summary, Analysis & Review of Paulette Jiles s News of the World by Instaread Summary of the Book Main Characters Character Analysis Analysis of the Themes and Author s Style About the AuthorWith Instaread, you can get the key takeaways, summary and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, identify the key takeaways and analyze them for your convenience. Visit our website at instaread.co.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.2.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
• Schlagworte: Family • Friendship • History • Kiowa Indians • Responsibility • Texas • Trust
• ISBN-10: 1-68378-589-4 / 1683785894
• ISBN-13: 978-1-68378-589-7 / 9781683785897