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The Conquest of Canaan

Booth Tarkington

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Small town middle America in early 1900's---Ne'er-do-well Joe Louden loves daughter of wealthy judge, from afar---leaves town, goes to law school--returns to scandalize all by defending impossible cases---wins over town. Story of small town mores, social inequity, changing times, honor and greed.
t Flitcroft, wearing a solemn expression of injury, came out upon the veranda.

He halted suddenly. "What's that?" he asked, with suspicion.

"Nothing," answered Ariel, sharply. "Where?"

"Behind those palms."

"Probably your own shadow," she laughed; "or it might have been a draught moving the leaves."

He did not seem satisfied, but stared hard at the spot where the dishes had disappeared, meantime edging back cautiously nearer the window.

"They want you," he said, after a pause. "Some one's come for you."

"Oh, is grandfather waiting?" She rose, at the same time letting her handkerchief fall. She stooped to pick it up, with her face away from Norbert and towards the palms, whispering tremulously, but with passionate urgency, "Please GO!"

"It isn't your grandfather that has come for you," said the fat one, slowly. "It is old Eskew Arp. Something's happened."

She looked at him for a moment, beginning to tremble violently, her eyes growing wide with fright.

"Is my grandfather—is he sick?"

"You better go and see. Old Eskew's waiting in the hall. He'll tell you."

She was by him and through the window instantly. Norbert did not follow her; he remained for several moments looking earnestly at the palms; then he stepped through the window and beckoned to a youth who was lounging in the doorway across the room.

"There's somebody hiding behind those plants," he whispered, when his friend reached him. "Go and tell Judge Pike to send some of the niggers to watch outside the porch, so that he doesn't get away. Then tell him to get his revolver and come here."

Meanwhile Ariel had found Mr. Arp waiting in the hall, talking in a low voice to Mrs. Pike.

"Your grandfather's all right," he told the frightened girl, quickly. "He sent me for you, tha

Arthur 04/30/2021
This book starts out with a bang, in my estimation, but it takes an unwelcome melodramatic turn about the half way point and turns into something quite different. The murder case that the hero is defending is evidently supposed to hold the reader spellbound, but I just didn't find it particularly in
Sinuhe 08/11/2018
If this were fanfiction, I would call it pure idfic. The writing is really top-notch, but what sells the story (to me, anyway) is the hurt/comfort vibe and the exaggeration of how the protagonist is treated, and his and his love interest's character development. In addition, it's a great window into
R.K. 06/05/2017
3 1/2 stars
Raymond 03/29/2017
A great book

I consider this book to be the best book that Booth Tarkington wrote next to Alice Adams both have great characters and a very good story.
Michelle 09/08/2016
I enjoyed this book a lot. It was interesting to go back in time I realize how some things have not changed. The characters are richly developed and you find yourself wondering about them when you're not reading. A quick and fun read....
Tom 06/14/2014
A nice period piece.
Vicious 08/08/2010
With an intentional allusion to the Old Testament, this book takes us back to familiar Tarkington Hoosier territory. Like his earliest novel, The Gentleman from Indiana, we find the hero of the book as an outsider from the rest of the city, fighting the established municipal machinery and managing o

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