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It was a big pile, with the lofty portico which our great-grandfathers loved. Its fluted Corinthian pil lars and garlanded pediment shone white through the trees; below, the flowering terraces stepped down to the soft greenery of orchard and pasture; above, the house was backed by wooded hills. Atherton's Folly the Fairport people had named the place; for the house was built by the first mayor of the town (atherton, not Fairport, then), a man of vast schemes that had discounted the future too lavishly; wherefore he came to grief. His Own downfall he could have borne, being a stanch and stout fighter; but the town was crippled a while by the crash, and this broke his heart; he only lived a few months after his failure. For years the house stood empty, gray and haggard with neglect,' while time charred and twisted its shingles. Final ly, Winslow, the plow manufacturer, bought the estate for a song; and it began a new career of pros perity, as Overlook.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book tells the story of a young American boy named Johnny-Ivan and his prominent family during the 1880s in a complex tale of culture, class, and conflict. Born to a wealthy American businessman and a Russian princess, Johnny-Ivan navigates a world divided by language, tradition, and beliefs. The author explores the contrast between the old aristocratic values of the Russian nobility and the rugged individualism of the American frontier. Johnny-Ivan's coming-of-age journey brings into focus the generational, cultural, and social changes of a nation on the cusp of transformation. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781331064664_0
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