"A Struggle for a Fortune" by Harry Castlemon is a novel set in post-Civil War Missouri. It tells the story of the Keeler family, who are struggling financially, and their relationship with Mr. Nickerson, an old man living with them. The story looks at how greed, family tensions, and the aftermath of the Civil War play out. The novel starts inside a small log cabin, where the Keelers are having a hard time making ends meet, especially since they realize the money Mr. Nickerson gave them is quickly running out. Mr. Nickerson, a wealthy man in the past, now seems lost and close to being insane. Things get heated between Jonas and his wife as they argue about money and what each person is supposed to do. As Jonas becomes more and more annoyed with Mr. Nickerson, he starts to wonder if the old man is hiding money that could change their lives. Because of all the emotions, the reader knows the story is going to explore hard topics like trusting someone—or not—and dealing with betrayal.
A Struggle for a Fortune
By Harry Castlemon
In a post-war world of hidden motives, a family's desperate plight ignites a dangerous game of suspicion surrounding an old man and the secrets to his lost fortune.
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About the AuthorCharles Austin Fosdick, better known by his nom de plume Harry Castlemon, was a prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels, intended mainly for boys. He was born in Randolph, New York, and received a high school diploma from Central High School in Buffalo, New York. He served in the Union Navy from 1862 to 1865, during the American Civil War, acting as the receiver and superintendent of coal for the Mississippi River Squadron. Fosdick had begun to write as a teenager, and drew on his experiences serving in the Navy in such early novels as Frank on a Gunboat (1864) and Frank on the Lower Mississippi (1867). He soon became the most-read author for boys in the post-Civil War era, the golden age of children's literature.
Charles Austin Fosdick, better known by his nom de plume Harry Castlemon, was a prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels, intended mainly for boys. He was born in Randolph, New York, and received a high school diploma from Central High School in Buffalo, New York. He served in the Union Navy from 1862 to 1865, during the American Civil War, acting as the receiver and superintendent of coal for the Mississippi River Squadron. Fosdick had begun to write as a teenager, and drew on his experiences serving in the Navy in such early novels as Frank on a Gunboat (1864) and Frank on the Lower Mississippi (1867). He soon became the most-read author for boys in the post-Civil War era, the golden age of children's literature.
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