The Trees, by Conrad Richter—June 26, 2020

The next meeting of Great Books KC will be June 26, 2020.   

Meeting Content:

We'll be discussing "The Trees," from Awakening Land Trilogy, by Conrad Richter 

Meeting Time and Place:

Zoom on-line conference

—an email with link to join will be sent the day prior to meeting.

—If you wish to receive an invitation and haven't attended a meeting recently, send request by email to greatbookskic@gmail.com.

Date: June 26, 2020

Time: 7:00 pm

Description of Book:

The Trees, the first novel of Conrad Richter's trilogy The Awakening Land, is set in the wilderness of central Ohio (c. 1795). The simple plot — composed of what are essentially episodes in the life of a pioneer family before the virgin hardwood forest was cut down — is told in a third-person narration rich with folklore and suggestive of early backwoods speech. The central character is Sayward Luckett, the eldest daughter in a family who the narrator says "followed the woods as some families follow the sea." 

In Case You Have Trouble Obtaining a Copy of the Book:

An e-book copy can be accessed from the Sunflower eLibrary (Overdrive) through Bonner Springs Library. Jack Granath has offered to facilitate issuing library cards and access to the e-book. 

Jack's telephone number at the Bonner Springs Library is 913-441-2665. 

Ask for Jack Granath and he can make arrangements of issuing a library cards which will enable access to the e-book.