The Way Out

Hough, Emerson, 1857-1923Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 379K words
Chapters: 38

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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Way Out by Emerson HoughAuthor: Hough, Emerson, 1857-1923,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: May 31, 2015

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The Way Out is a work by Emerson Hough, available through Project Gutenberg and classified under American and Canadian literature. Hough, an American writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, wrote works often marked by the concerns and regional color of his time. The book is presented in its original English, suited to readers who wish to encounter American public-domain literature and the narrative style of the period. Project Gutenberg's free electronic edition makes it easy to read on electronic devices, and it works especially well as supplementary reading in English literature. For those studying American literature or interested in Western narrative and social themes, the book offers a text worth exploring. Readers are advised to consider the historical background when interpreting characters and plot, and to note the author's language style. As a public-domain e-book, the edition is primarily the original text without modern annotations, so readers need a reasonable command of English. Overall, this is a work suited to literary enthusiasts seeking to broaden their reading and analyze texts, rather than a popular bestseller.

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Hough, Emerson, 1857-1923 Author

Emerson Hough (1857-1923) was an American writer whose biographical details remain limited in publicly available sources. The collection here includes 26 of his works, most of them novels and historical narratives set against the backdrop of the American frontier. Representative titles include The Passing of the Frontier: A Chronicle of the Old West, The Covered Wagon, and The Story of the Outlaw: A Study of the Western Desperado. His subjects center on westward expansion, Western outlaws, and historical episodes such as the Mississippi Bubble, as well as life in the West. His writing blends fiction with documentary observation, combining authentic historical atmosphere with adventure plots in a plain yet vivid style. His works offer readable and lively portraits of America's westward development and hold a place in Western-themed literature.