** "Tramping on Life" by Harry Kemp is a story about the author's young life around the turn of the century in Mornington, Ohio, where he faces big changes in his family and town. It's a look at Kemp's younger days, focusing a lot on how he dealt with losing his mom when he was very young, and how his grandma and dad were both really important to him in different ways. The book shares sad and happy memories from his childhood, like the good times with his grandma and the tough times with his father after his mother's passing. It goes into the changes in his neighborhood because of new factories and how people were changing too. Even though it was a tough time with poverty around, Kemp's imagination grows because of the adventure stories he reads and relationships he has with those around him, making him a thoughtful person trying to figure out life. **
Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative
By Harry Kemp
** Amidst the backdrop of loss and industrial change, a young boy comes of age, finding solace in family and adventure as he navigates a world of complex relationships and societal shifts.
Summary
About the AuthorHarry Hibbard Kemp was an American poet and prose writer of the twentieth century. He was known as the "Vagabond Poet", the "Villon of America", the "Hobo Poet", or the "Tramp Poet", and was a well-known popular literary figure of his era, the "hero of adolescent Americans."
Harry Hibbard Kemp was an American poet and prose writer of the twentieth century. He was known as the "Vagabond Poet", the "Villon of America", the "Hobo Poet", or the "Tramp Poet", and was a well-known popular literary figure of his era, the "hero of adolescent Americans."
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