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THE CONQUEST (THE TRUE STORY OF A NEGRO PIONEER)
THE CONQUEST (THE TRUE STORY OF A NEGRO PIONEER)
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THE CONQUEST....IS THE TRUE STORY OF A NEGRO PIONEER IN THE OLD WEST. 335 PAGES IN PRINT.
This novel tells the story of an African American who leaves his small town home, makes his way to the big city, and eventually fulfills his dream of owning his own homestead in the West. He increases his holdings through struggles against nature and financial difficulty. The reader is left with the thought that it can be done. It was in fact really done by forgotten pioneers who were left out of most history books because their skins were black and they were deemed insignificant.
The Conquest "is a true story of a negro who was discontented and [of] the circumstances that were the outcome of that discontent."The novel portrays the aspirations and struggles of a black homesteader named Oscar Devereaux. Born on a small farm near Cairo, Illinois, one of thirteen children, Devereaux leaves home to work in the Chicago stockyards and finally graduates to the job of porter in a Pullman railway car. He is personable, industrious, and frugal with a purpose. After saving $2,500, Devereaux goes to South Dakota and buys land. His object is not speculation for a quick profit but the cultivation of property he can call his own. He plows and sows and sweats, and by the age of twenty-five has reaped an estate worth $20,000. Success is sweet, self-respect sweeter. But if the calamities he is exposed to as a homesteader are severe, so are those brought on by marriage to the passive daughter of a dominating preacher.
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This novel tells the story of an African American who leaves his small town home, makes his way to the big city, and eventually fulfills his dream of owning his own homestead in the West. He increases his holdings through struggles against nature and financial difficulty. The reader is left with the thought that it can be done. It was in fact really done by forgotten pioneers who were left out of most history books because their skins were black and they were deemed insignificant.
The Conquest "is a true story of a negro who was discontented and [of] the circumstances that were the outcome of that discontent."The novel portrays the aspirations and struggles of a black homesteader named Oscar Devereaux. Born on a small farm near Cairo, Illinois, one of thirteen children, Devereaux leaves home to work in the Chicago stockyards and finally graduates to the job of porter in a Pullman railway car. He is personable, industrious, and frugal with a purpose. After saving $2,500, Devereaux goes to South Dakota and buys land. His object is not speculation for a quick profit but the cultivation of property he can call his own. He plows and sows and sweats, and by the age of twenty-five has reaped an estate worth $20,000. Success is sweet, self-respect sweeter. But if the calamities he is exposed to as a homesteader are severe, so are those brought on by marriage to the passive daughter of a dominating preacher.
Looking for another good book? Just enter the name "TLC BOOKS, Edited" at the search box and you will be taken to our main page, where you will be able to peruse all our titles…many are Christian and Wholesome novels.
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