Publisher's Synopsis
The Courtship and Adventures of Jonathan Homebred: Or The Scrapes and Escapes of a Live Yankee is a novel written by Sam Slick Jr. in 1860. The book follows the story of Jonathan Homebred, a young man from New England who sets out on a series of adventures and mishaps throughout the United States and Canada.The novel is divided into several sections, each chronicling a different period in Jonathan's life. The first section focuses on Jonathan's courtship of his childhood sweetheart, Mary, and their eventual marriage. The subsequent sections detail Jonathan's travels and escapades, including his encounters with Native Americans, his stint as a fur trader in the Canadian wilderness, and his involvement in the American Civil War.Throughout the book, Jonathan's character is portrayed as resourceful, daring, and quick-witted, often finding himself in dangerous situations but managing to escape through his cleverness and ingenuity. The novel also contains elements of humor and satire, as Sam Slick Jr. pokes fun at various aspects of American and Canadian society during the mid-19th century.Overall, The Courtship and Adventures of Jonathan Homebred provides a lively and entertaining look at life in America and Canada during the mid-19th century, through the eyes of a colorful and adventurous protagonist.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
