** "The Story of Sugar" by Sara Ware Bassett is a tale set in the early 1900s, where the friendship of Bob Carlton and Van Blake is tested against the backdrop of their families' strained relationship, rooted in the sugar industry. Starting at Colversham School where they are roommates, Bob and Van's contrasting personalities set the stage for adventure, as they journey to Bob's family farm in New Hampshire during spring break, to experience maple sugaring. Bob is depicted as serious and conscientious, while Van is presented as easy-going and reliant upon Bob's help. It explores the complexities of their bond amidst the backdrop of sugar production in both a simple maple farm setting and complex sugar refinery, all while giving insights into the larger world of sugar as a major product. **
The Story of Sugar
By Sara Ware Bassett
** In a world of spring breaks and sugar farms, two boys must navigate the challenging terrain of complicated family history.
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Sara Ware Bassett was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her novels primarily deal with New England characters, and most of them are set in two fictional Cape Cod villages she created, Belleport and Wilton. Her first novel, Mrs. Christy's Bridge Party, was published in 1907. She subsequently wrote more than 40 additional novels, continuing to write and publish into the late 1950s. Many of her novels focus on love stories and humorously eccentric characters. A number of her works are available as free e-books. Two of her novels, The Taming of Zenas Henry (1915) and The Harbor Road (1919), were adapted as the motion pictures Captain Hurricane (1935) and Danger Ahead (1921).
Sara Ware Bassett was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her novels primarily deal with New England characters, and most of them are set in two fictional Cape Cod villages she created, Belleport and Wilton. Her first novel, Mrs. Christy's Bridge Party, was published in 1907. She subsequently wrote more than 40 additional novels, continuing to write and publish into the late 1950s. Many of her novels focus on love stories and humorously eccentric characters. A number of her works are available as free e-books. Two of her novels, The Taming of Zenas Henry (1915) and The Harbor Road (1919), were adapted as the motion pictures Captain Hurricane (1935) and Danger Ahead (1921).
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